Date of Data: 2000
Report Released: November 2002
Next Release Date: January 2003
Table 12. Revenue and Expense Percentages for Major U.S. Investor-Owned Electric Utilities, 1996 Through 2000
Description
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
Utility Operating Revenues
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
Electric Utility
91.1
91.1
92.6
92.3
91.2
Other Utility
8.9
8.9
7.4
7.7
8.8
Utility Operating Expenses
83.8
85.0
85.5
85.1
89.4
Electric Utility
75.6
76.9
78.7
78.1
81.3
Operation
46.9
48.5
50.8
50.6
56.4
Production
35.4
37.3
39.4
39.0
45.6
Cost of Fuel
14.8
14.8
14.3
13.9
13.8
Purchased Power
15.9
17.7
19.5
20.2
26.3
Other
4.7
4.8
5.5
4.9
5.5
Transmission
.7
.9
1.0
1.1
1.1
Distribution
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.4
1.3
Customer Accounts
1.9
1.8
1.8
2.0
1.8
Customer Service
.9
.9
.9
.9
.8
Sales
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
Administrative and General
6.5
6.2
6.1
6.0
5.5
Maintenance
5.8
5.8
5.7
5.7
5.2
Depreciation
10.2
10.7
11.1
11.2
9.7
Taxes and Other
12.8
11.9
11.1
10.5
10.1
Other Utility
8.2
8.1
6.8
7.0
8.1
Net Utility Operating Income
16.2
15.0
14.5
14.9
10.6
Notes: · Data for 1996 through 1999 are final; whereas data for 2000 are preliminary. · Percents in this table are percentage of utility operating revenues. · Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.
Source: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, FERC Form 1, "Annual Report of Major Electric Utilities, Licensees and Others." The 1997 through 2000 data are edited by Navigant Consulting, Inc. See Appendix A for a detailed description of this restricted-universe census.