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Table C9. Composite Financial Indicators for Major U.S. Publicly Owned Electric Utilities for All Respondents, 1996-2000

Item 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
Total Electric Utility Plant per Dollar of Revenue 3.0 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.3
Current Assets to Current Liabilities 2.2 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
Total Electric Utility Plant as a Percent of Total Assets 87.7 90.9 89.7 87.9 85.8
Net Electric Utility Plant as a Percent of Total Assets 53.2 54.5 55.5 56.2 56.3
Debt as a Percent of Total Liabilities 64.1 63.8 65.9 67.3 68.7
Depreciation, Amortization and Depletion as a Percent of Total Electric Utility Plant 39.3 40.1 38.2 36.0 34.4
Electric Operation and Maintenance Expenses as a Percent of Electric Utility Operating Revenues 72.1 69.8 70.0 70.6 70.2
Electric Depreciation and Amortization as a Percent of Electric Utility Operating Revenues 9.2 10.0 10.2 10.1 9.7
Taxes and Tax Equivalents as a Percent of Electric Utility Operating Revenues 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.6
Interest on Long-term Debt as a Percent of Electric Utility Operating Revenues 10.0 10.8 11.7 12.4 13.0
Net Income as a Percent of Electric Utility Operating Revenues 6.7 6.6 7.1 6.3 6.7
Purchased Power Cents Per Kilowatthour 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.9
Generated Cents Per Kilowatthour  2.0 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.5
Total Power Supply Per Kilowatthour Sold 3.2 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.9

Note: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.  The number of publicly owned electric utilities for end of period is 506 for 2000, 493 for 1999, 487 for 1998, 544 for 1997, and, 515 for 1996.
       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.