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Table 14. Ten Largest U.S. Publicly Owned Nongenerator Electric Utilities Ranked by Megawatthour Sales to Ultimate Consumers, 2000
Publicly Owned Electric Utilities State Amount Percent
Memphis City of                  Tennessee 13,974,421 8.85
Nashville Electric Service       Tennessee 11,727,507 7.43
Chattanooga City of              Tennessee 5,954,105 3.77
Knoxville Utilities Board        Tennessee 5,174,696 3.28
Huntsville City of               Alabama 4,298,827 2.72
Fayetteville Public Works Comm   North Carolina 2,027,563 1.28
PUD No 1 of Benton County        Washington 1,779,257 1.13
Johnson City City of             Tennessee 1,775,118 1.12
Jackson City of                  Tennessee 1,669,772 1.06
Decatur City of                  Alabama 1,543,680 .98
  Subtotal                         49,924,946 31.63

Note: Percentage calculations are based on total nongenerator electric utilities.
       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.