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Appendix D

Electric Power Industry Statistics


The Energy Information Administration (EIA) collects and disseminates electric power industry statistics, and a summary of those statistics is provided in Table D1. The following publications contain additional industry data relevant to this report and are available from EIA's website at http://www.eia.doe.gov. The reports are also available in hardcopy by contacting the National Energy Information Center via telephone at 202-586-8800 or via Internet at infoctr@eia.doe.gov. Previous analysis reports dealing with the restructuring of the electric power industry are also attainable.

Carbon Dioxide Emissions from the Generation of Electric Power in the United States
This report summarizes carbon dioxide emissions produced by electricity generation in the United States.

Electric Power Annual, Volume I
This publication contains data on net generation; fossil fuel consumption, stocks, receipts, and cost; generating unit capability; retail sales of electricity and associated revenue; and the average revenue per kilowatthour of electricity sold.

Electric Power Annual, Volume II
This publication presents an overview of the electric power industry in the United States and a summary of industry statistics at national, regional, and State levels.

Electric Power Monthly
This report provides monthly statistics at the State, Census division, and national levels for net generation, fossil fuel consumption and stocks, quantity and quality of fossil fuels, cost of fossil fuels, electricity sales, revenue, and average revenue per kilowatthour of electricity sold.

Electric Sales and Revenue
This publication provides information on electricity sales, associated revenue, average revenue per kilowatthour sold, and number of consumers throughout the United States. Data are presented at the national, Census division, State, and electric utility levels.

Electric Trade in the United States
This report presents information on bulk power transactions by investor-owned utilities, Federal and other publicly owned utilities, and cooperative utilities.

Financial Statistics of Major U.S. Investor-Owned

Electric Utilities
This publication presents summary and detailed financial accounting data on investor-owned electric utilities.

Financial Statistics of Major U.S. Publicly Owned Electric Utilities
This report presents summary financial data for the past 5 years and detailed current financial data on major publicly owned electric utilities.

Inventory of Electric Utility Power Plants in the United States
This report provides annual statistics on generating units operated by electric utilities in the United States. The publication also presents a 5-year outlook for generating unit additions and retirements.

Inventory of Nonutility Power Plants in the United States
This publication summarizes U.S. nonutility data with detailed information on existing and planned net summer capability, nameplate capacity, energy source and prime mover, as well as information on facility owner and facility locations.

The Restructuring of the Electric Power Industry - A Capsule of Issues and Events
This brochure offers an overview of electric power industry restructuring, including the major changes that have already occurred, their causes, and currents events.

State Electricity Profiles
This report is designed to profile each State and the District of Columbia regarding not only their current restructuring activities but also their electricity generation and concomitant statistics. Included are data on a number of subject areas, including generating capability, generation, revenues, fuel use, capacity factor of nuclear plants, retail sales, and pollutant emissions.

U.S. Electric Utility Demand-Side Management
This publication presents comprehensive information on electric power industry demand-side management (DSM) activities in the United States at the national, regional, and utility levels.

Table D1. Electric Power Industry Summary Statistics for the United States, 1998
Item 1998
Electric Power Industry1
   Generating Capability (megawatts)2 775,885
   Net Generation (million kilowatthours) 3,617,873
   Emissions (thousand short tons)3  
      Sulfur Dioxide(SO2) 13,083
      Nitrogen Oxides (NOX) 7,902
      Carbon Dioxide (CO2)4 2,455,267
Electric Utilities  
   Generating Capability (megawatts)2,5,9 686,692
      Coal 299,739
      Petroleum 62,959
      Gas 125,386
      Hydroelectric Pumped Storage 18,898
      Nuclear 97,070
      Waste Heat 4,818
      Hydroelectric (conventional) 75,525
      Other Renewable  
         Geothermal 1,550
         Biomass6 504
         Wind 9
         Photovoltaic 5
   Net Generation (million kilowatthours) 3,212,171
      Coal 1,807,480
      Petroleum7 110,158
      Gas 309,222
      Nuclear 673,702
      Hydroelectric Pumped Storage8 -4,441
      Hydroelectric (conventional) 308,844
      Other Renewable  
         Geothermal 5,176
         Biomass6 2,024
         Wind 3
         Photovoltaic 3
   Consumption  
      Coal (million short tons) 911
      Petroleum (million barrels)10 179
      Gas (billion cubic feet) 3,258
   Stocks (Year End)  
      Coal (million short tons) 121
      Petroleum (million barrels)11 54
    Receipts  
      Coal (million short tons) 929
      Petroleum (million barrels)12 165
      Gas (billion cubic feet)13 2,924
   Cost (cents per million Btu)14  
      Coal 125.2
      Petroleum15 213.6
      Gas 238.1
    Sales To Ultimate Consumers (million kilowatthours) 3,239,818
      Residential 1,127,735
      Commercial 968,528
      ndustrial 1,040,038
      Other16 103,518
    Revenue From Ultimate Consumers (million dollars) 218,346
      Residential 93,164
      Commercial 71,769
      Industrial 46,550
      Other16 6,863
    Average Revenue per Kilowatthour (cents) 6.74
      Residential 8.26
      Commercial 7.41
      Industrial 4.48
      Other16 6.63
    Net Electric Plant Inc Fuel (million dollars)  
      Major Investor Owned 333,006
      Major Publicly Owned Generator/Nongenerator 69,725
   Emissions (thousand short tons)17  
      Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) 12,432
      Nitrogen Oxides (NOX) 7,221
      Carbon Dioxide (CO2) 2,209,286
    Noncoincidental Summer Peak Load (megawatts) 669,069
   DSM Actual Peak Load Reductions (megawatts) 27,231
   DSM Energy Savings (million kilowatthours) 49,167
Nonutility Power Producers  
    Installed Capacity (megawatts) 98,085
      Coal18 13,712
      Petroleum Only19 2,629
      Gas Only20 37,530
      Petroleum/Natural Gas (combined) 23,105
      Nuclear --
      Hydroelectric (conventional) 4,136
      Other Renewable  
         Geothermal 1,449
         Biomass6 10,374
         Wind 1,689
         Solar Thermal 385
         Photovoltaic --
         Other21 3,075
   Gross Generation (million kilowatthours ) 421,364
      Coal18 70,369
      Petroleum19 17,533
      Gas20 247,613
      Nuclear --
      Hydroelectric (conventional) 14,633
      Other Renewable  
         Geothermal 9,882
         Biomass6 53,682
         Wind 3,015
         Solar Thermal 887
         Photovoltaic --
         Other21 3,750
    Consumption22  
      Coal (Thousand short tons) 56,850
      Petroleum (Thousand barrels)23 58,745
      Natural Gas (Million cubic feet) 2,666,430
      Other Gas (Million cubic feet)24 881,017
    Supply and Disposition (million kilowatthours)  
      Gross Generation 421,364
      Receipts25 90,675
      Deliveries26 275,260
      Facility Use 236,770
   Emissions (thousand short tons)27  
      Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) 651
      Nitrogen Oxides (NOX) 681
      Carbon Dioxide (CO2) 245,981
   1 Electric utility and nonutility values (capability versus capacity, net versus gross generation, total emissions versus emissions for the production of electricity) may not be summed directly.
    2 Data are based on the initial commercial operation year for the generator.
    3 In 1997, the useful utility thermal output produced additional emissions of 192 thousand short tons of sulfur dioxide, 66 thousand short tons of nitrogen oxides, and 18,159 thousand short tons of carbon dioxide. In 1998, the useful utility thermal output produced additional emissions of 231 thousand short tons of sulfur dioxide, 91 thousand short tons of nitrogen oxides, and 29,267 thousand short tons of carbon dioxide. In 1997, the useful nonutility thermal output produced additional emissions of 775 thousand short tons of sulfur dioxide, 473 thousand short tons of nitrogen oxides, and 143,824 thousand short tons of carbon dioxide. In 1998, the useful nonutility thermal output produced additional emissions of 756 thousand short tons of sulfur dioxide, 493 thousand short tons of nitrogen oxides, and 185,084 thousand short tons of carbon dioxide.
    4 The report, Carbon Dioxide Emissions from the Generation of Electric Power in the United States, presented carbon dioxide emissions of 2,359,853 thousand short tons in 1997 and 2,447,457 thousand short tons in 1998. The nonutility data were revised since the October 15, 1999 release of that report.
    5 Net summer capability based on primary energy source. Waste gases and waste steam are included in the original primary energy source (i.e., coal, petroleum, or gas). Historical data have been revised to reflect this change.
    6 Includes wood, wood waste, peat, wood liquors, railroad ties, pitch, wood sludge, municipal solid waste, agricultural byproducts, straw, tires, landfill gases, and fish oils.
    7 Includes petroleum coke.
    8 Represents total pumped storage facility production minus energy used for pumping. Negative generation denotes that electric power consumed for plant use exceeds gross generation.
    9 Includes 216 megawatts multi-fueled capacity and 13 megawatts fueled by hot nitrogen.
    10 Does not include petroleum coke consumption of 1,400 thousand short tons in 1997 and 1,769 thousand short tons in 1998.
    11 Does not include petroleum coke stocks of 469 thousand short tons at year end 1997 and 559 thousand short tons at year end 1998.
    12 Does not include petroleum coke receipts of 2,192 thousand short tons in 1997 and 3,217 thousand short tons in 1998.
    13 Includes small amounts of coke-oven, refinery, blast furnance, and landfill gas.
    14 Average cost of fuel delivered to electric generating plants with a total steam-electric nameplate capacity of 50 or more megawatts; average cost values are weighted by Btu.
    15 Does not include petroleum coke cost of 91.2 cents per million Btu in 1997 and 71.2 cents per million Btu in 1998.
    16 Includes public street and highway lighting, other sales to public authorities, sales to railroads and railways, and interdepartmental sales.
    17 Includes only those power plants with a fossil-fueled steam-electric nameplate capacity (existing or planned) of 10 or more megawatts. As of 1998, emission factors for the calculation of carbon dioxide emissions have been changed. Historical data were revised to reflect that change.
    18 Includes coal, anthracite culm, coke breeze, fine coal, waste coal, bituminous gob, and lignite waste.
    19 Includes petroleum, petroleum coke, diesel, kerosene, liquid butane, liquid propane, oil waste, and tar oil.
    20 Includes natural gas, waste heat, waste gas, butane, methane, propane, and other gas.
    21 Includes hydrogen, sulfur, batteries, chemicals, and purchased steam.
    22 Includes all combustible fuels burned at generating facilities (not just for the production of electricity).
    23 Does not include petroleum coke consumption of 4,364 thousand short tons for 1997 and 4,470 thousand short tons for 1998.
    24 Includes butane, methane, propane, digester gas, and other gas.
    25Includes purchases, interchanges, and exchanges of electric energy with utilities and other nonutilities.
    26 Includes sales, interchanges, and exchanges of electric energy with utilities and other nonutilities. The disparity in these data and data reported on other EIA surveys occurs due to differences in the respondent universe. The Form EIA-860B and the Form EIA-867 are filed by nonutilities reporting the energy delivered, while other data sources are filed by electric utilities reporting energy received. Differences in terminology and accounting procedures contribute to the disparity. In addition, since the frame for the Form EIA-860B and the Form EIA-867 is derived from utility surveys, the Form EIA-860B and the Form EIA-867 universes lag 1 year.
    27 In 1998, emission factors for the calculation of carbon dioxide and the reductions from nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide have been changed. Historical data were revised to reflect that change.
    R = Revised data.
    Notes: • Data previously published have been reclassified by energy source and have been changed to reflect these changes. • Data for nonutiliity power producers and emissions are preliminary for 1998; other data in this table are final. • Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. • Percent change is calculated before rounding.
    Sources: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-412, "Annual Report of Public Electric Utilities"; Form EIA-759, "Monthly Power Plant Report"; Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric Generator Report" for 1997; Form EIA-860A, "Annual Electric Generator Report - Utility" for 1998; Form EIA-861, "Annual Electric Utility Report"; Form EIA-767, "Steam-Electric Plant Operation and Design Report"; Form EIA-860B, "Annual Electric Generator Report- Nonutility" for 1998 and Form EIA-867, "Annual Nonutility Power Producer Report" for 1997; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Form 1, "Annual Report of Major Electric Utilities, Licensees, and Others" as edited by Navigant Consulting, Inc.; FERC Form 423, "Monthly Report of Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants"; Form EIA-411, "Coordinated Bulk Power Supply Programs"; Department of Energy, Office of Emergency Policy, Form OE-411, "Coordinated Bulk Power Supply Program."