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Table C8. Composite Balance Sheet for Major U.S. Publicly Owned Electric Utilities for All Respondents at End of Period, 1996-2000
(Thousand Dollars)
Item 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
Electric Utility Plant          
  Electric Utility Plant & Adjust 116,985,622 110,880,313 106,418,991 106,619,064 101,115,035
  Const Work in Progress 4,899,287 3,805,528 3,372,156 3,703,350 3,508,109
  (less) Depr, Amort, and Depletion 46,784,126 44,786,214 40,775,429 38,679,294 35,004,613
    Net Electric Utility Plant 75,100,783 69,899,628 69,015,717 71,643,120 69,618,530
    Nuclear Fuel 2,733,610 3,071,157 2,947,740 2,855,430 2,734,959
    (less) Amort of Nucl Fuel 2,155,095 2,377,050 2,238,401 2,111,306 1,934,162
    Net Elec Plant Incl Nucl Fuel 75,679,298 70,593,734 69,725,056 72,387,244 70,419,327
Other Property & Investments          
  Nonutility Property 14,268,862 R/11,291,218 9,464,645 9,276,928 8,423,947
  (less) Accum Provisions for Depr &          
 Amort 3,832,556 R/2,922,470 2,626,057 2,560,139 2,404,295
  Invest in Assoc Enterprises 476,774 535,189 335,978 239,486 98,154
  Invest & Special Funds 14,701,422 14,880,869 14,918,511 15,268,059 15,442,368
    Total Other Property & Investments 25,614,502 23,784,806 22,093,077 22,224,335 21,560,174
Current and Accrued Assets          
  Cash, Working Funds & Investments 13,831,008 12,421,637 12,346,263 11,861,289 11,189,963
  $$$$$ & Other Receivables 4,338,301 1,462,603 1,462,213 1,449,474 1,339,537
  Customer Accts Receivable 3,985,433 3,016,267 2,789,146 2,701,218 2,596,415
  (less) Accum Prov for Uncollected          
 Accts 175,425 106,000 99,476 101,278 100,387
  Fuel Stock & Exp Undistr 478,523 489,491 445,617 437,481 613,660
  Materials & Supplies 1,303,763 1,296,644 1,284,773 1,310,859 1,258,060
  Other Supplies & Misc 39,138 77,924 69,027 43,214 42,999
  Prepayments 736,046 725,076 493,998 503,559 455,335
  Accrued Utility Revenues 1,159,025 444,375 434,832 427,173 408,309
  Miscellaneous Current & Accrued Assets 833,863 1,316,291 876,669 1,440,399 1,419,497
    Total Current & Accrued Assets 26,529,676 21,144,306 20,103,063 20,073,388 19,223,389
Deferred Debits          
  Unamortized Debt Expenses 1,282,362 1,277,612 1,660,802 1,776,470 1,802,449
  Extraordinary Losses, Study Cost 1,342,062 1,356,477 1,029,739 1,134,219 1,175,731
  Misc Debt, R & D Exp, Unamrt Losses 11,715,371 11,371,071 11,048,844 11,174,578 10,950,508
    Total Deferred Debits 14,339,795 14,005,160 13,739,384 14,085,267 13,928,689
    Total Assets & Other Debits 142,163,270 129,528,005 125,660,580 128,770,233 125,131,579
Proprietary Capital          
  Investment of Municipality 2,086,022 2,073,972 1,989,974 1,978,465 2,000,477
  Misc Capital 1,386,250 1,262,094 1,113,116 1,020,370 964,755
  Retained Earnings 40,283,858 37,338,136 34,769,915 34,656,462 31,657,136
    Total Proprietary Capital 43,756,130 40,674,202 37,873,006 37,655,297 34,622,368
Long-term Debt          
  Bonds 72,026,562 71,771,898 72,026,913 75,579,981 75,259,746
  Advances from Municipality & Other 9,768,491 3,793,042 3,958,712 4,537,639 4,765,136
  Unamort Prem on Long-term Debt 515,802 372,754 679,902 625,850 492,130
  (less) Unamort Discount on Long-term          
 Debt 3,466,798 3,666,760 3,843,473 3,899,581 3,973,222
    Total Long-term Debt 78,844,057 72,270,934 72,822,053 76,843,890 76,543,790
Other Noncurrent Liabilities          
  Accum Operating Provisions 780,447 555,512 727,578 450,677 646,300
  Accum Prov for Rate Refunds 36,434 191,707 18,460 157,138 137,783
    Total Other Noncurrent Liabilities 816,880 747,220 746,038 607,815 784,083
Current and Accrued Liabilities          
  $$$$$ Payable 2,192,931 2,035,798 2,054,186 1,881,233 1,872,925
  Accounts Payable 5,039,425 3,970,170 3,680,837 3,382,440 3,066,621
  Payables to Assoc Enterprises 253,888 188,075 197,228 279,662 446,674
  Customer Deposits 427,653 384,504 401,352 519,106 511,389
  Taxes Accrued 252,118 229,901 229,963 238,983 241,357
  Interest Accrued 1,614,432 1,607,389 1,613,803 1,682,647 1,650,128
  Misc Current & Accrued Liabilities 2,502,197 2,004,225 1,853,921 1,829,278 1,642,390
    Total Current & Accrued Liabilities 12,282,642 10,420,062 10,031,290 9,813,349 9,431,482
Deferred Credits          
  Customer Advances for Construction 428,013 398,809 232,063 289,422 278,207
  Other Deferred Credits 5,472,024 4,485,470 3,756,956 3,550,702 3,453,655
  Unamort Gain on Reacqr Debt 563,523 531,307 199,174 9,759 17,993
    Total Deferred Credits 6,463,560 5,415,587 4,188,193 3,849,883 3,749,855
    Total Liabilities and Other Credits 142,163,270 129,528,005 125,660,580 128,770,233 125,131,579

R = Revised data. Note: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.  The number of publicly owned electric utilities for end of period is 506 for 2000, 493 for 1999, 487 for 1998, 544 for 1997, and, 515 for 1996.
       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.