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Electricity Basic Statistics (data for 2007 except where noted)
Generation
U.S. Production (Net Generation) 4,156,745 thousand megawatthours
U.S. Electric Utility Production (Net Generation) 2,504,131 thousand megawatthours
Share (%) of Net Generation by Energy Source  
    Coal 48.5%
    Nuclear 19.4%
    Natural Gas 21.6%
    Hydro 6.0%
    Oil (Petroleum) 1.6%
    Other 3.1%
Number of Electric Utility Generators 17,342
Largest Utility Plants by Net Generation Palo Verde (Nuclear) - 26,782,391 megawatthours
Electric Generators Fossil-Fuel Costs  
    Coal 177cents per million Btu or 35.48 $/ton
    Petroleum 717 cents per million Btu or 37.66 $/barrel
    Natural Gas 711 cents per million Btu
Capacity
 
Electric Generating Capacity ( Net Summer )  
  Total 994,888 megawatts
  Utility 571,200 megawatts
  NonUtility 423,688 megawatts
Largest Utility Plants by Capacity Grand Coulee (Hydro) - 7,079 megawatts
Consumption & Price
 
U.S. Consumption (Retail Sales) 3,923,814 thousand megawatthours
Largest Utilities by Retail Sales Florida Power & Light Company - 105,275 thousand megawatthours
Retail Prices of Electricity to Ultimate Customers  
    Residential 10.65 cents per kilowatthour
    Commercial 9.65 cents per kilowatthour
    Industrial 6.39 cents per kilowatthour
    Transportation 9.7 cents per kilowatthour
    Total 9.13 cents per kilowatthour
Number of Customers  
    Total 142,121,652
    Residential  123,949,916
    Commercial 17,377,219
    Industrial 793,767
    Transportation 750
Largest Utilities by Number of Customers Pacific Gas & Electric Company - 5,179,256
Average Residential Monthly Use 936 kwh (kilowatthour)
Average Residential Monthly Bill $99.70
Largest Utilities by Revenue Florida Power & Light Co - 11,263,206 thousand dollars
State Electricity Price Rankings Highest - Hawaii 21.29 cents/kwh       Lowest - Idaho 5.07 cents/kwh
Emissions
 
Electric Utility Emissions  
    Sulfur Dioxide 9,042 thousand metric tons
    Nitrogen Oxides 3,650 thousand metric tons
    Carbon Dioxide 2,516,580 thousand metric tons
Beginning in 2003 the Other Sector has been eliminated. Data previously assigned to the Other Sector have been reclassified as follows: Lighting for public buildings, streets, and highways, interdepartmental sales, and other sales to public authorities are now included in the Commercial Sector; agricultural and irrigation sales where separately identified are now included in the Industrial Sector; and a new sector, Transportation, now includes electrified rail and various urban transit systems (such as automated guideway, trolley, and cable) where the principal propulsive energy source is electricity. Comparisons of data across years should include consideration of these reclassification changes.
 
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