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Table 66. Major U.S. Coal Consumers, 2000

Rank Company Name Plant Locations
Electric Utilies
1 Tennessee Valley Authority (AL) (KY) (TN)
2 Texas Utilities Electric Company (TX)
3 Georgia Power Company (GA)
4 Pacificorp (UT) (WA) (WY)
5 Alabama Power Company (AL)
6 Detroit Edison Company (The) (MI)
7 Ameren UE (MO)
8 Reliant Energy (TX)
9 Basin Electric Power (ND) (WY)
10 PSI Energy, Inc (IN)
11 Duke Power Company (NC) (SC)
12 Ohio Power Company (OH) (WV)
13 Virginia Electric & Power Company (VA) (WV)
14 Northern States Power Company (MN) (WI)
15 Monongahela Power Company (WV)
16 Southwestern Electric Power Company (AR) (TX)
17 Appalachian Power Company (VA) (WV)
18 Midamerican Energy (IA)
19 Arkansas Power & Light Company (AR)
20 Carolina Power & Light Company (NC) (SC)
21 Indiana Michigan Power Company (IN)
22 Arizona Public Service Company (AZ) (NM)
23 Wisconsin Electric Power Company (MI) (WI)
24 KPL - Western Resources (KS)
25 Salt River Project (AZ)
26 Cincinnati Gas Electric Company (KY) (OH)
27 Public Service Company of Colorado (CO)
28 Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company (OK)
29 Kansas City Power & Light Company (KS) (MO)
30 Southwestern Public Service Company (TX)
31 Northern Indiana Public Service Company (IN)
32 Associated Electric Coop (MO)
33 Consumers Power Company (MI)
34 Dayton Power & Light Company (The) (OH)
35 Indianapolis Power & Light Company (IN)
36 Kentucky Utilities Company (KY)
37 Cooperative Power Association (ND)
38 Tampa Electric Company (FL)
39 Wisconsin Power & Light Company (WI)
40 South Carolina Public Service Authority (SC)
41 Louisville Gas & Electric Company (KY)
42 Lower Colorado River Authority (TX)
43 Central Illinois Public Service Company (IL)
44 Public Service Company of New Mexico (NM)
45 Pennsylvania Power & Light Company (PA)
46 Scana Corporation (SC)
47 Tri-State G & T Association Inc (CO)
48 Ohio Edison Company (OH)
49 Central Louisiana Electric Company (LA)
50 San Antonio Public Service Board (TX)
51 Nebraska Public Power Dististribution (NE)
52 Potomac Electric Power Company (MD) (VA)
53 Florida Power Corporation (FL)
54 Los Angeles (City of) (UT)
55 Mississippi Power Company (MS)
56 I E S Utilities Company (IA)
57 Electric Energy Inc (IL)
58 Columbus Southern Power Company (OH)
59 Southern California Edison Company (NV)
60 Otter Tail Power Co (MN)(ND)(SD)
61 Omaha Public Power District (NE)
62 Cardinal Operating Co (OH)
63 Minnkota Power Coop Inc (ND)
64 Indiana-Kentucky Electric Corporation (IN)
65 Minnesota Power Inc (MN)
66 Grand River Dam Authority (OK)
67 Hoosier Energy Rural (IN)
68 Public Service Co. of Oklahoma (OK)
69 East Kentucky Power Coop (KY)
70 Gulf Power Company (FL)
71 Pennsylvania Pwr & Light Co. (PA)
72 San Miguel Elec Coop Inc (OK)
 
Top Ten Manufacturers      
 
  Aluminum Company of America (IN) (OH) (TN) (TX)
  Archer Daniels Midland (IA) (IL) (MN)
  Champion International Corp (AL) (FL) (ME) (MI) (MN) (NC) (NY) (OH)
  Dakota Gasification Co (ND)
  E I Du Pont De Nemours & Co (DE) (MS) (NC) (SC) (TN) (VA) (WV)
  Eastman Chemical Company (AR) (NY) (SC) (TN) (TX)
  Hoechst AG (SC) (TX) (VA)
  Holnam Inc (AL) (CO) (IA) (MI) (MO) (MS) (SC) (UT) (WA)
  Inland Steel Industries Inc (IN)
  Westvaco Corporation (MD) (PA) (SD) (VA)
 
Other Major Manufacturers      
 
  A E Staley Manufacturing Co (IL) (IN) (TN)
  American Crystal Sugar Co (MN) (ND)
  Applied Energy Services Inc (PA)
  Ash Grove Cement Company (AR) (KS) (MT) (NE) (OR) (TX) (UT)
  Blue Circle Inc (AL) (GA) (NY) (OK) (SC)
  Cargill Incorporated (GA) (IA) (MI) (MN) (NC) (OH) (TN) (VA)
  Consolidated Papers Inc (WI)
  Dravo Corporation (AL) (KY)
  Elkem A/S (OH) (WV)
  Florida Crushed Stone (FL)
  Fort James Corporation (GA) (OK) (WI)
  FMC Corporation (NC) (WV) (WY)
  General Chemical Corporation (WY)
  General Motors Corporation (AL) (IL) (IN) (MI) (MO) (OH) (WI)
  Georgia-Pacific Corp (AR) (GA) (MI) (VA)
  International Paper Company (AL) (LA) (PA) (SC) (WI)
  Jefferson Smurfit Corp (AL) (FL) (IL) (IN) (OH) (PA)
  Kerr-McGee Corporation (CA)
  Kimberly Clark Corporation (AL) (MI) (PA) (WI)
  Lafarge Corporation (IA) (IL) (KS) (MI) (MO) (PA)
  Lone Star Industries, Inc (FL) (IL) (IN) (MO) (OK) (TX)
  Mead Corporation (MI) (OH) (TN)
  Monsanto Company (AL) (IA) (ID) (IL) (MA) (WV)
  P H Glatfelter Co (NC) (PA)
  PPG Industries Inc (WV)
  Societe Des Ciments Francais (IN) (MD) (PA)
  Solvay Minerals, Inc. (OH) (TN) (WY)
  Southdown Inc (CA) (CO) (FL) (OH) (TN)
  Stone Container Corporation (AZ) (FL) (MI) (SC) (VA)
  Union Camp Corporation (AL) (GA) (SC) (VA)
 
Top Ten Coke Producers      
 
  AK Steel Corp (KY) (OH)
  Bethlehem Steel Corp (IN) (MD) (NY) (PA)
  Citizens Gas & Coke Utility (IN)
  Drummond Company Inc (AL)
  Indiana Harbor Coke Co, LP (IN)
  LTV Steel Company Inc (IL) (IN) (OH) (PA)
  National Steel Corp. (IL) (MI)
  Sun Coal Co (VA)
  USX Corporation (IN) (PA)
  Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Corp (WV)

Note: Major electric utility coal consumers are companies that consumed more than 3.5 million short tons of coal in 2000.  Major manufacturers are the top 40 coal consumers in the manufacturing sector.  Major coke producers are the top 10 coal consumers in the coke plant sector.  Electric utilities are ranked by consumption and manufacturers and coke producers are listed in alphabetical order.
       Sources: Energy Information Administration, Electric Utilities: Form EIA-759, "Monthly Power Plant Report." Manufacturers: Form EIA-3, "Quarterly Coal Consumption Report Manufacturing Plants." Coke Plants: Form EIA-5, "Coke Plant Report Quarterly."