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Table 13. Electric Energy Account for Major U.S. Publicly Owned Generator Electric Utilities, 1996-2000
(Megawatthours)
Item 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
Sources of Energy          
  Steam 224,164,058 214,339,285 201,699,979 192,867,470 177,737,427
  Nuclear 74,190,760 74,233,581 71,602,200 68,190,259 68,844,632
  Hydro-Conventional 74,658,139 81,736,648 80,468,825 88,222,408 84,439,609
  Hydro-Pumped Storage 5,151,127 5,156,201 5,616,192 5,116,048 5,232,725
  Other 11,700,034 10,679,006 9,176,929 5,913,295 3,680,151
  (Less) Energy for Pumping 4,668,216 5,287,709 5,483,275 5,020,922 4,399,020
      Total Net Generation 381,327,565 377,962,128 363,366,799 355,275,050 335,519,513
  Purchases from Utility 220,016,050 196,190,472 191,768,681 192,733,185 174,634,265
  Purchases from Nonutility 18,463,931 6,297,151 1,504,785 2,228,978 2,239,479
  Power Exchanges          
   Received 26,239,549 23,824,328 23,070,653 22,615,275 21,427,769
    Delivered 19,785,187 21,103,041 19,204,674 20,108,925 21,151,850
     Net Exchanges 6,960,212 5,459,885 5,973,299 6,918,329 6,351,746
  Transmission for Others (Wheeling)          
   Received 34,341,762 35,574,823 33,519,031 33,953,541 33,928,118
    Delivered 34,067,034 35,150,909 33,152,593 33,601,294 26,574,039
     Net Transmission for Others 275,062 424,478 370,661 353,514 7,413,359
  Transmission by Others Losses 90,376 102,757 115,512 146,156 0
      Total Net Energy Generated and          
       Received 626,165,786 583,013,676 559,937,432 552,292,573 519,701,515
Disposition of Energy          
  Sales to Ultimate Consumers 301,328,406 271,310,777 268,161,129 266,621,305 253,447,031
  Requirements Sales for Resale 196,744,880 203,067,492 187,574,917 178,415,314 177,143,570
  Nonrequirements Sales for Resale 95,085,031 82,492,164 79,528,033 82,094,792 65,553,103
  Furnished Without Charge 2,392,710 1,781,090 2,107,025 1,912,749 1,643,407
  Used by Utility (excluding station          
   use) 9,926,366 5,940,054 3,648,154 6,069,994 5,826,302
  Losses 20,723,125 18,680,448 19,004,705 17,284,367 16,099,344
      Total Disposition 626,165,786 583,013,676 559,937,432 552,292,573 519,701,515

Note: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.  Detailed data are provided in Table 30.  The number of publicly owned generating electric utilities for end of period is 226 for 1999, 227 for 1998, 245 for 1997, 231 for 1996, and 226 for 1995.
       Source: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-412, "Annual Report of Public Electric Utilities." Individual electric utilities report fiscal year data.  Appendix B shows the fiscal year for each electric utility.