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Form EIA-906 Database: Monthly Utility Power Plant Database

Form EIA-906 Database
Monthly Utility Power Plant Database

This is an electric utility data file that includes information such as net generation, fuel consumption, fuel stocks, prime mover and fuel type. The data sources are the surveys, Form EIA-906, "Power Plant Report" and the discontinued Form EIA-759, "Monthly Power Plant Report." Prior to 1996 all respondents submitted monthly survey responses. Beginning with 1996, two files are available for each year:

  • The first file (Monthly Data) contains data submitted by those respondents required to file monthly survey responses, and estimates for those respondents only required to submit one annual survey response. The data in this file, therefore, also include for each State: a record for utility ID = "99999" and plant code = "9999" containing data values which represent the arithmetic differences between the "estimated" State totals and the sum of the net generation, consumption, and ending stocks data reported by the respondents on the form. The current year's file will be a "year-to-date" file and is maintained in this monthly format until the data for the final month is finalized.

  • The second file (Annual Data) contains data submitted by those respondents required to file monthly survey responses, and annual data for those respondents only required to submit one annual survey response. No estimation procedures are involved.
These self-extracting zip files expand into:
  • 1 DBF file: either Monthly Data (F906utilmyyyy.dbf*)
                       or Annual Data (F906utilyyyy.dbf*)

  • 1 ASCII text file: F906utillayoutyyyy.txt.*

*Note: Substitute the applicable year for "yyyy" in the file name.

To expand the file, type F906utilmyyyy.exe* (Monthly Data) or F906utilyyyy.exe* (Annual Data) from a DOS window, or double click on the file name from File Manager in Windows 3x or Windows Explorer in either Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, XP, or ME. Or, click Start, then Run, then select name of .EXE file to open, then "OK." (Requires 2 megs space).
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Year Format
2000 DBF (Monthly Data)
DBF (Annual Data)
1999 DBF (Monthly Data)
DBF (Annual Data)
1998 DBF (Monthly Data)
DBF (Annual Data)
1997 DBF (Monthly Data)
DBF (Annual Data)
1996 DBF (Monthly Data)
DBF (Annual Data)
1995 DBF
1994 DBF
1993 DBF
1992 DBF
1991 DBF
1990 DBF
P = Preliminary Data

 

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Year Format
1989 DBF
1988 DBF
1987 DBF
1986 DBF
1985 DBF
1984 DBF
1983 DBF
1982 DBF
1981 DBF
1980 DBF
1979 DBF
1978 DBF
1977 DBF
1976 DBF
1975 DBF
1974 DBF
1973 DBF
1972 DBF
1971 DBF
1970 DBF

 


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