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Table 24. Electric Energy Account for Major U.S. Publicly Owned Nongenerator Electric Utilities, 1996-2000
(Megawatthours)

Item 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
Sources of Energy          
  Steam - - - 0 0
  Nuclear - - - - -
  Hydro-Conventional - - - - -
  Hydro-Pumped Storage - - - - -
  Other 0 - 0 437 1,199
  (Less) Energy for Pumping - - - 364 406
      Total Net Generation 0 - 0 0 0
   Purchases from Utility 174,912,532 167,898,958 160,213,262 156,064,935 159,726,712
  Purchases from Nonutility 1,921,544 525,465 977,456 237,459 1,914,551
  Power Exchanges          
   Received 1,269,368 1,095,328 1,821,578 1,476,103 500,568
    Delivered 81,575 117,541 1,194,651 1,205,370 196,249
     Net Exchanges 1,187,793 977,787 653,918 271,547 305,735
  Transmission for Others (Wheeling)          
   Received 84,723 3,976 3,846 215,830 176,412
    Delivered 84,723 3,976 3,846 215,830 176,412
     Net Transmission for Others - - - - -
  Transmission by Others Losses 0 0 11,307 0 0
       Total Net Energy Generated and          
   Received 178,008,632 169,382,649 161,819,003 156,557,227 161,921,120
 Disposition of Energy          
  Sales to Ultimate Consumers 157,819,821 151,217,822 144,125,546 140,644,977 146,329,871
  Requirements Sales for Resale 11,988,357 9,790,289 9,367,951 8,212,721 7,363,387
  Nonrequirements Sales for Resale 820,239 1,416,178 1,278,930 1,102,646 865,708
  Furnished Without Charge 261,825 212,058 211,234 295,649 239,869
  Used by Utility (excluding station          
   use) 275,130 227,935 213,046 183,294 255,840
  Losses 6,927,562 6,594,548 6,622,871 6,118,518 6,873,638
      Total Disposition 178,008,632 169,382,649 161,819,003 156,557,227 161,921,120

Data not available. Note: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.  Detailed data are provided in Table 26.  The number of publicly owned nongenerating electric utilities for end of period is 267 for 1999, 260 for 1998, 299 for 1997, 284 for 1996, and 286 for 1995.
       Source: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-412, "Annual Report of Public Electric Utilities." Individual electric utilities report fiscal year data.  Appendix B shows the fiscal year for each electric utility.