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Table 33: Composite Financial Indicators for U.S. Federal Electric Utilities 1995-1999
Item 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
Total Electric Utility Plant per Dollar of Revenue 4.9 5.1 5.5 5.3 5.4
Current Assets to Current Liabilities .7 .6 .6 .4 .4
Total Electric Utility Plant as a Percent of Total Assets 91.6 89.8 88.0 95.8 94.5
Net Electric Utility Plant as a Percent of Total Assets 64.4 64.8 65.7 72.7 73.0
Debt as a Percent of Total Liabilities 78.9 69.8 68.1 65.2 62.5
Depreciation, Amortization and Depletion as a Percent of Total Electric Utility Plant 29.7 27.8 25.3 24.1 22.8
Electric Operation and Maintenance Expenses as a Percent of Electric Utility Operating Revenues 57.4 57.9 51.1 54.5 57.3
Electric Depreciation and Amortization as a Percent of Electric Utility Operating Revenues 11.0 12.0 12.9 11.4 8.5
Taxes and Tax Equivalents as a Percent of Electric Utility Operating Revenues 3.0 2.7 3.1 2.8 2.9
Interest on Long-term Debt as a Percent of Electric Utility Operating Revenues 23.1 24.5 27.6 24.8 22.7
Net Income as a Percent of Electric Utility Operating Revenues 1.9 1.6 3.6 4.9 3.5
Purchased Power Cents Per Kilowatthour 8.6 27.1 -11.2 1188.8 12.3
Generated Cents Per Kilowatthour  .8 .9 .7 .8 1.7
Total Power Supply Per Kilowatthour Sold 1.6 1.6 1.2 1.4 3.1


1/ Result of net power exchanges by TVA (-7,963,523) and Bonneville (-5,853,953) in 1996. Note: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.
       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.