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Electricity Basic Statistics (data for
2006 except where noted) |
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Generation |
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| U.S. Production (Net Generation) | 4,064,702 thousand megawatthours |
| U.S. Electric Utility Production (Net Generation) | 2,483,656 thousand megawatthours |
| Share (%) of Net Generation by Energy Source | |
| Coal | 49.0% |
| Nuclear | 19.4% |
| Natural Gas | 20.0% |
| Hydro | 7.0% |
| Oil (Petroleum) | 1.6% |
| Other | 3.1% |
| Number of Electric Utility Generators | 16,924 |
| Largest Utility Plants by Net Generation | Palo Verde (Nuclear) - 24,012,231 megawatthours |
| Electric Generators Fossil-Fuel Costs | |
| Coal | 169 cents per million Btu or 34.09 $/ton |
| Petroleum | 623 cents per million Btu or 37.66 $/barrel |
| Natural Gas | 694 cents per million Btu |
Capacity |
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| Electric Generating Capacity ( Net Summer ) | |
| Total | 986,215 megawatts |
| Utility | 567,523 megawatts |
| NonUtility | 418,692 megawatts |
| Largest Utility Plants by Capacity | Grand Coulee (Hydro) - 7,079 megawatts |
Consumption & Price |
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| U.S. Consumption (Retail Sales) | 3,816,845 thousand megawatthours |
| Largest Utilities by Retail Sales | Florida Power & Light Company - 103,653 thousand megawatthours |
| Retail Prices of Electricity to Ultimate Customers | |
| Residential | 10.4 cents per kilowatthour |
| Commercial | 9.46 cents per kilowatthour |
| Industrial | 6.16 cents per kilowatthour |
| Transportation | 9.54 cents per kilowatthour |
| Total | 8.9 cents per kilowatthour |
| Number of Customers | |
| Total | 140,403,965 |
| Residential | 122,471,071 |
| Commercial | 17,172,499 |
| Industrial | 759,604 |
| Transportation | 791 |
| Largest Utilities by Number of Customers | Pacific Gas & Electric Company - 5,108,588 |
| Average Residential Monthly Use | 920 kwh (kilowatthour) |
| Average Residential Monthly Bill | $95.66 |
| Largest Utilities by Revenue | Florida Power & Light Co - 11,629,474 thousand dollars |
| State Electricity Price Rankings | Highest - Hawaii 20.72 cents/kwh Lowest - Idaho 4.92 cents/kwh |
Emissions |
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| Electric Utility Emissions | |
| Sulfur Dioxide | 9,524 thousand metric tons |
| Nitrogen Oxides | 3,799 thousand metric tons |
| Carbon Dioxide | 2,459,800 thousand metric tons |
| Beginning in 2003 the Other Sector has been eliminated. Data previously assigned to the Other Sector have been reclassified as follows: Lighting for public buildings, streets, and highways, interdepartmental sales, and other sales to public authorities are now included in the Commercial Sector; agricultural and irrigation sales where separately identified are now included in the Industrial Sector; and a new sector, Transportation, now includes electrified rail and various urban transit systems (such as automated guideway, trolley, and cable) where the principal propulsive energy source is electricity. Comparisons of data across years should include consideration of these reclassification changes. | |
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