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Electric Power Annual 2010 Data Tables
With Data for 2010 | Release Date: November 09, 2011 | Next Release Date: November 2012
Table 8.2. Average Power Plant Operating Expenses for Major U.S. Investor-Owned Electric Utilities, 1999 through 2010 (Mills per Kilowatthour) |
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Plant Type | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 |
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Operation | ||||||||||||
Nuclear | 10.50 | 10 | 9.89 | 9.54 | 9.03 | 8.26 | 8.97 | 9.12 | 9 | 8.44 | 6.03 | 8.17 |
Fossil Steam | 4.04 | 4.23 | 3.72 | 3.63 | 3.57 | 3.21 | 3.13 | 2.74 | 2.59 | 2.47 | 2.17 | 2.16 |
Hydroelectric[1] | 5.33 | 4.88 | 5.78 | 5.44 | 3.76 | 3.95 | 3.83 | 3.47 | 3.71 | 4.27 | 3.52 | 3.35 |
Gas Turbine and Small Scale[2] | 2.79 | 3.05 | 3.77 | 3.26 | 3.51 | 3.69 | 4.27 | 3.5 | 3.26 | 3.65 | 3.93 | 5.01 |
Maintenance | ||||||||||||
Nuclear | 6.80 | 6.34 | 6.2 | 5.79 | 5.69 | 5.27 | 5.38 | 5.23 | 5.04 | 5.02 | 4.96 | 5.01 |
Fossil Steam | 3.99 | 3.96 | 3.59 | 3.37 | 3.19 | 2.98 | 2.96 | 2.72 | 2.67 | 2.61 | 2.42 | 2.46 |
Hydroelectric[1] | 3.81 | 3.5 | 3.89 | 3.87 | 2.7 | 2.73 | 2.76 | 2.32 | 2.62 | 2.89 | 2.22 | 2.03 |
Gas Turbine and Small Scale[2] | 2.73 | 2.58 | 2.72 | 2.42 | 2.16 | 1.89 | 2.14 | 2.26 | 2.38 | 3.33 | 3.26 | 4.78 |
Fuel | ||||||||||||
Nuclear | 6.68 | 5.35 | 5.29 | 4.99 | 4.85 | 4.63 | 4.58 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.67 | 4.9 | 5.16 |
Fossil Steam | 27.73 | 32.3 | 28.43 | 23.88 | 23.09 | 21.69 | 18.21 | 17.29 | 16.09 | 18.15 | 17.73 | 15.5 |
Hydroelectric[1] | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Gas Turbine and Small Scale[2] | 43.21 | 51.93 | 64.23 | 58.75 | 53.89 | 55.52 | 45.18 | 43.89 | 31.84 | 43.55 | 41.76 | 27.95 |
Total | ||||||||||||
Nuclear | 23.98 | 21.69 | 21.37 | 20.32 | 19.57 | 18.15 | 18.93 | 18.95 | 18.65 | 18.13 | 15.89 | 18.35 |
Fossil Steam | 35.76 | 40.48 | 35.75 | 30.88 | 29.85 | 27.88 | 24.31 | 22.75 | 21.36 | 23.23 | 22.32 | 20.12 |
Hydroelectric[1] | 9.15 | 8.38 | 9.67 | 9.32 | 6.46 | 6.68 | 6.6 | 5.79 | 6.33 | 7.16 | 5.74 | 5.38 |
Gas Turbine and Small Scale[2] | 48.74 | 57.55 | 70.72 | 64.43 | 59.56 | 61.1 | 51.59 | 49.66 | 37.47 | 50.53 | 48.94 | 37.74 |
[1] Conventional hydro and pumped storage. [2] Gas turbine, internal combustion, photovoltaic, and wind plants. Notes: • Expenses are average expenses weighted by net generation. • A mill is a monetary cost and billing unit equal to 1/1000 of the U.S. dollar (equivalent to 1/10 of one cent). • Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. Source: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, FERC Form 1, "Annual Report of Major Electric Utilities, Licensees and Others via Ventyx Global Energy Velocity Suite." |