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Table 8. U.S. Electric Utility Actual and Potential Peak Load Reductions by Class of Ownership, 1993-1998
(Megawatts)

Class of Ownership

Historical Actual Reductions1

Projected
Actual
Reductions

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

Investor-Owned

16,362

17,932

22,035

22,080

18,557

18,083

Publicly-Owned

1,898

2,123

2,569

2,736

1,989

1,914

Cooperative

2,327

2,459

2,634

2,738

2,380

2,152

Federal

2,481

2,487

2,323

2,338

2,358

2,299

U.S. Total 1

23,069

25,001

29,561

29,893

25,284

24,448

Class of Ownership

Historical Potential Reductions2

Projected Potential Reductions

 

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

Investor-Owned

28,059

30,823

34,163

35,068

29,531

27,341

Publicly-Owned

2,376

2,713

3,252

3,608

2,658

2,574

Cooperative

4,662

4,783

5,049

5,231

4,591

4,374

Federal

4,411

4,599

4,565

4,438

4,458

4,399

U.S. Total 2

39,508

42,917

47,029

48,344

41,237

38,688

1. Represents the sum of the actual peak load reductions attributable to energy efficiency and load management.
2. Represents the sum of the potential peak load reductions attributable to load management, including the actual peak load reduction achieved by energy efficiency programs.
Notes: Data are final. Data are provided for electric utilities with sales to ultimate consumers or sales for resale greater than or equal to 120,000 megawatthours. Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.
Source: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, "Annual Electric Utility Report."