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 Date of Data: 2000
 Report Released: November 2002
 Next Release Date: January 2003

Table 1. Electric Power Industry Summary Statistics for the United States,
1999 and 2000

Item 1999R/ 2000 Percent Change
Electric Power Industry1      
     Generating Capability  (megawatts)2 785,927 812,667 -3.4
     Net Generation (million kilowatthours) 3,694,810 3,802,123 2.9
Electric Utilities      
     Generating Capability  (megawatts)2 5 9639,324 604,319 -5.5
       Coal 277,780 260,990 -6.0
       Petroleum Only 30,597 25,169 -17.7
       Gas Only 36,249 30,925 -14.7
       Dual Fired (gas and Petroleum 103,526 106,806 3.2
       Nuclear 95,030 85,968 -9.5
       Hydroelectric Pumped Storage 18,945 18,020 -4.9
       Hydroelectric (conventional) 74,122 73,738 -.5
       Other Renewable      
          Geothermal 273 273 .0
          Biomass6 483 463 -4.1
          Wind 29 54 86.2
          Photovoltaic 5 5 .0
       Other17 2,074 1,909 -8.0
     Net Generation (million kilowatthours) 3,173,674 3,015,383 -5.0
       Coal 1,767,679 1,696,619 -4.0
       Petroleum7 86,929 72,180 -17.0
       Gas 296,381 290,715 -1.9
       Nuclear 725,036 705,433 -2.7
       Hydroelectric Pumped Storage8 -5,982 -4,960 -17.1
       Hydroelectric (conventional) 299,914 253,155 -15.6
       Other Renewable      
          Geothermal 1,698 151 -91.1
          Biomass6 1,992 2,058 3.3
          Wind 23 29 26.1
          Photovoltaic 3 3 .0
     Consumption      
         Coal (million short tons) 894 859 -3.9
         Petroleum (million barrels)10 153 126 -17.6
         Gas (billion cubic feet) 3,113 3,043 -2.2
     Stocks (Year End)      
        Coal (million short tons) 129 90 -30.2
        Petroleum (million barrels)11 44 30 -31.8
     Receipts      
        Coal (million short tons) 908 790 -13.0
        Petroleum (million barrels)12 131 100 -23.7
        Gas (billion cubic feet)13 2,811 2,632 -6.4
     Cost (cents per million Btu)14      
        Coal 121.6 120.0 -1.3
        Petroleum15 252.7 445.0 76.1
        Gas 257.4 430.2 67.1
     Sales To Ultimate Consumers(million  kilowatthours)16 3,235,899 3,309,550 2.3
        Residential 1,140,761 1,183,137 3.7
        Commercial 970,601 1,000,865 3.1
        Industrial 1,017,783 1,017,723 .0
        Other17 106,754 107,824 1.0
     Revenue From Ultimate Consumers (million  dollars) 215,473 224,243 4.1
        Residential 93,142 97,086 4.2
        Commercial 70,492 73,704 4.6
        Industrial 45,056 46,465 3.1
        Other17 6,783 6,988 3.0
     Average Revenue per Kilowatthour (cents) 6.66 6.78 1.8
        Residential 8.16 8.21 .6
        Commercial 7.26 7.36 1.4
        Industrial 4.43 4.57 3.2
        Other17 314,583 311,258 -1.1
     Net Electric Plant Inc Fuel (million dollars)      
        Major Investor Owned 70,594 75,679 7.2
        Carbon Dioxide (CO2) 2,169,490 2,110,568 -2.7
     Noncoincidental Summer Peak Load (megawatts) 1,271,011 1,790,181 40.8
     DSM Actual Peak Load Reductions (megawatts) 26,455 22,901 -13.4
     DSM Energy Savings (million kilowatthours) 50,563 1,565 9.9
     DSM Cost (million dollars) 1,424 1,565 9.9
     DSM Cost (million dollars) 1,424 1,562 9.7
Nonutility Power Producers19      
    Generating Capability (megawatts) .. 146,603 208,348 42.1
      Coal20 .. 37,718 55,017 45.9
      Petroleum Only22 .. 3,845 10,128 163.4
      Gas Only21 .. 43,585 65,946 51.3
      Dual Fired(gas and petroleum) .. 37,323 42,988 15.2
      Nuclear .. 2,381 11,892 399.5
      Hydroelectric Pumped Storage .. 620 1,502 142.3
      Hydroelectric (conventional) .. 5,271 5,621 6.6
      Other Renewable      
        Geothermal .. 2,573 2,520 -2.1
         Biomass6 .. 9,883 9,519 -3.7
         Wind .. 2,222 2,323 4.5
         Solar Thermal .. 858 369 -57.0
         Photovoltaic .. 44 13 -70.5
      Other23 .. 280 510 82.1
    Net Generation (million kilowatthours) .. 521,136 786,740 51.0
      Coal20 .. 113,415 269,648 137.8
      Petroleum22 .. 31,132 39,041 25.4
      Gas21 .. 274,140 322,084 17.5
      Nuclear .. 3,218 48,460 1,405.9
      Hydroelectric Pumped Storage .. 106 -579 --
      Hydroelectric (conventional) .. 19,508 22,418 14.9
      Other Renewable      
        Geothermal .. 13,129 13,942 6.2
         Biomass6 .. 57,621 58,669 1.8
         Wind .. 4,465 5,565 24.6
         Solar Thermal .. 0 0 .0
         Photovoltaic .. 492 491 --
      Other23 .. 3,910 7,003 79.1
    Consumption24      
      Coal (thousand short tons) .. 76,063 156,066 105.2
       Petroleum (thousand barrels)25 .. 85,016 93,474 9.9
       Natural Gas (million cubic feet) .. 3,191,523 3,633,650 13.9
       Other Gas (million cubic feet)26 .. 1,473,207 1,666,166 13.1
    Supply and Disposition (million kilowatthours)      
      Gross Generation .. 544,561 828,325 52.1
       Receipts27 .. 90,395 95,158 5.3
       Deliveries28 .. 383,560 660,189 72.1
       Facility Use .. 251,413 263,302 4.7


1/ Electric utility and nonutility values (capability versus capacity, net versus gross generation, total emissions versus emission for the production of electricity) may not be summed directly--see Technical Notes for summation methodology.
2/ Data are based on the initial commercial operation year for the generator.
3/ In 1999, the useful utility thermal output produced additional emissions of 175 thousand short tons of sulfur dioxide, 64 thousand short tons of nitrogen oxides, and 18,647 thousand short tons of carbon dioxide.  In 2000, the useful utility thermal output produced additional emissions of 137 thousand short tons of sulfur dioxide, 65 thousand short tons of nitrogen oxides, and 21,171 thousand short tons of carbon dioxide.  In 1999, the useful nonutility thermal output produced additional emissions of 675 thousand short tons of sulfur dioxide, 539 thousand short tons of nitrogen oxides, and 127,000 thousand short tons of carbon dioxide.  In 2000 the useful nonutility thermal output produced additional emissions of 663 thousand short tons of sulfur dioxide, 228 thousand short tons of nitrogen oxides, and 179,301 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 2,265,325 thousand short tons in 1999 and 2,361,535 thousand short tons in 2000.  The nonutility data were revised since the 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, wood sludge, municipal solid waste, agricultural byproduct, straw, tires, landfill gases, 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/ For 1999 includes 211 megawatts multi-fueled capacity and 13 megawatts fueled by hot nitrogen; for 2000 includes 13 megawatts fueled by hot nitrogen.
10/ Includes petroleum coke consumption of 1,608 thousand short tons in 1999 and 1,132 thousand short tons in 2000.
11/ Does not include petroleum coke stocks of 355 thousand short tons at year end 1999 and 186 thousand short tons at year end 2000.
12/ Does not include petroleum coke receipts of 2,906 thousand short tons in 1999 and 1,683 thousand short tons in 2000.
13/ Includes small amounts of coke-oven, refinery, blast furnance gas, 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 65.4 cents per million Btu in 1999 and 59.4 cents per million Btu in 2000.
16/ All sales are bundled and therefore do not include power marketers (non-traditional energy service providers) relating to the restructuring of the electric power industry.  For 1999 and 2000, these sales were 76.2 million megawatthours and 111.92 million (adjusted) megawatthours, respectively.  For more detailed information regarding sales in restructed markets, see the Energy Information Administration's publication, Electric Sales and Revenue (DOE/EIA-0540) for the appropriate year.
17/ Includes public street and highway lighting, other sales to public authorities, sales to railroads and railways, and interdepartmental sales.
18/ Includes only those power plants with a fossil-fueled steam-electric nameplate capacity (existing or planned) of 10 or more megawatts.  See Technical Notes for emission factors used for calculation of carbon dioxide emission factors.
19/ There is a discontinuity in capability estimates between 1999 and earlier years due to a change in reporting practices.  In 1999 for the first time respondents self identified the facility's primary energy source resulting in a reclassification compared to earlier years in some cases.
20/ Includes coal, anthracite culm, bituminous gob, coke breeze, fine coal, lignite waste, tar coal, and waste coal.
21/ Includes natural gas, waste heat, butane, propane, and other gas.
22/ Includes petroleum, petroleum coke, diesel, kerosene, light oil, liquid butane, liquid propane, oil waste, sludge oil, and tar oil.
23/ Includes batteries, chemicals, hydrogen, pitch, purchased steam, and sulfur.
24/ Includes consumption for useful thermal output.  For 1999, included were 16 million short tons of coal, 22 million barrels of petroleum, and 752 billion cubic feet of gas.  For 2000, included were 16 million short tons of coal, 21 million barrels of petroleum, and 749 billion cubic feet of gas.
25/ Includes petroleum coke consumption of 2,915 thousand short tons for 1999 and 3,537 thousand short tons for 2000.
26/ Includes butane, propane, and other gas,
27/ Includes purchases, interchanges, and exchanges of electric energy with utilities and other nonutilities.
28/ 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 is 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. R = Revised data.
       Notes: · Data for 2000 from Form EIA-767 are final pending approval from the Environmental Protection Agency.  Other data in this table are final.  · See Technical Notes for estimation methodology.  · Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.  · Percent change is calculated before rounding.  · DSM = Demand-Side Management.
       Sources: · Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-412, "Annual Report of Public Electric Utilities"; Form EIA759, "Monthly Power Plant Report"; Form EIA-767, "Steam-Electric Plant Operation and Design Report"; Form EIA-860A, "Annual Electric Generator Report Utility"; Form EIA-860B, "Annual Electric Generator Report Nonutility"; Form EIA-861, "Annual Electric Utility Report"; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Form 1, "Annual Report of Major Electric Utilities, Licensees, and Others" as edited by Navigant Knowledge Systems; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (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."


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