Electricity
Electric Power Annual 2010 Data Tables
With Data for 2010 | Release Date: November 09, 2011 | Next Release Date: November 2012
Table ES1. Summary Statistics for the United States, 1999 through 2010 | ||||||||||||
Description | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 |
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Net Generation (thousand megawatthours) | ||||||||||||
Coal[1] | 1,847,290 | 1,755,904 | 1,985,801 | 2,016,456 | 1,990,511 | 2,012,873 | 1,978,301 | 1,973,737 | 1,933,130 | 1,903,956 | 1,966,265 | 1,881,087 |
Petroleum[2] | 37,061 | 38,937 | 46,243 | 65,739 | 64,166 | 122,225 | 121,145 | 119,406 | 94,567 | 124,880 | 111,221 | 118,061 |
Natural Gas[3] | 987,697 | 920,979 | 882,981 | 896,590 | 816,441 | 760,960 | 710,100 | 649,908 | 691,006 | 639,129 | 601,038 | 556,396 |
Other Gases[4] | 11,313 | 10,632 | 11,707 | 13,453 | 14,177 | 13,464 | 15,252 | 15,600 | 11,463 | 9,039 | 13,955 | 14,126 |
Nuclear | 806,968 | 798,855 | 806,208 | 806,425 | 787,219 | 781,986 | 788,528 | 763,733 | 780,064 | 768,826 | 753,893 | 728,254 |
Hydroelectric Conventional[5] | 260,203 | 273,445 | 254,831 | 247,510 | 289,246 | 270,321 | 268,417 | 275,806 | 264,329 | 216,961 | 275,573 | 319,536 |
Other Renewables[6] | 167,173 | 144,279 | 126,101[R] | 105,238 | 96,525 | 87,329 | 83,067 | 79,487 | 79,109 | 70,769 | 80,906 | 79,423 |
Wind | 94,652 | 73,886 | 55,363 | 34,450 | 26,589 | 17,811 | 14,144 | 11,187 | 10,354 | 6,737 | 5,593 | 4,488 |
Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic | 1,212 | 891 | 864 | 612 | 508 | 550 | 575 | 534 | 555 | 543 | 493 | 495 |
Wood and Wood Derived Fuels[7] | 37,172 | 36,050 | 37,300 | 39,014 | 38,762 | 38,856 | 38,117 | 37,529 | 38,665 | 35,200 | 37,595 | 37,041 |
Geothermal | 15,219 | 15,009 | 14,840[R] | 14,637 | 14,568 | 14,692 | 14,811 | 14,424 | 14,491 | 13,741 | 14,093 | 14,827 |
Other Biomass[8] | 18,917 | 18,443 | 17,734 | 16,525 | 16,099 | 15,420 | 15,421 | 15,812 | 15,044 | 14,548 | 23,131 | 22,572 |
Pumped Storage[9] | -5,501 | -4,627 | -6,288 | -6,896 | -6,558 | -6,558 | -8,488 | -8,535 | -8,743 | -8,823 | -5,539 | -6,097 |
Other[10] | 12,855 | 11,928 | 11,804[R] | 12,231 | 12,974 | 12,821 | 14,232 | 14,045 | 13,527 | 11,906 | 4,794 | 4,024 |
All Energy Sources | 4,125,060 | 3,950,331 | 4,119,388 | 4,156,745 | 4,064,702 | 4,055,423 | 3,970,555 | 3,883,185 | 3,858,452 | 3,736,644 | 3,802,105 | 3,694,810 |
Net Summer Generating Capacity (megawatts) | ||||||||||||
Coal[1] | 316,800 | 314,294 | 313,322 | 312,738 | 312,956 | 313,380 | 313,020 | 313,019 | 315,350 | 314,230 | 315,114 | 315,496 |
Petroleum[2] | 55,647 | 56,781 | 57,445 | 56,068 | 58,097 | 58,548 | 59,119 | 60,730 | 59,651 | 66,162 | 61,837 | 60,069 |
Natural Gas[3] | 407,028 | 401,272 | 397,460[R] | 392,876 | 388,294 | 383,061 | 371,011 | 355,442 | 312,512 | 252,832 | 219,590 | 195,119 |
Other Gases[4] | 2,700 | 1,932 | 1,995 | 2,313 | 2,256 | 2,063 | 2,296 | 1,994 | 2,008 | 1,670 | 2,342 | 1,909 |
Nuclear | 101,167 | 101,004 | 100,755 | 100,266 | 100,334 | 99,988 | 99,628 | 99,209 | 98,657 | 98,159 | 97,860 | 97,411 |
Hydroelectric Conventional[5] | 78,825 | 78,518 | 77,930 | 77,885 | 77,821 | 77,541 | 77,641 | 78,694 | 79,356 | 78,916 | 79,359 | 79,393 |
Other Renewables[6] | 53,886 | 48,552 | 38,466[R] | 30,069 | 24,113 | 21,205 | 18,717 | 18,153 | 16,710 | 16,101 | 15,572 | 15,942 |
Wind | 39,135 | 34,296 | 24,651 | 16,515 | 11,329 | 8,706 | 6,456 | 5,995 | 4,417 | 3,864 | 2,377 | 2,252 |
Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic | 941 | 619 | 536 | 502 | 411 | 411 | 398 | 397 | 397 | 392 | 386 | 389 |
Wood and Wood Derived Fuels[7] | 7,037 | 6,939 | 6,864 | 6,704 | 6,372 | 6,193 | 6,182 | 5,871 | 5,844 | 5,882 | 6,147 | 6,795 |
Geothermal | 2,405 | 2,382 | 2,229[R] | 2,214 | 2,274 | 2,285 | 2,152 | 2,133 | 2,252 | 2,216 | 2,793 | 2,846 |
Other Biomass[11] | 4,369 | 4,317 | 4,186 | 4,134 | 3,727 | 3,609 | 3,529 | 3,758 | 3,800 | 3,748 | 3,869 | 3,660 |
Pumped Storage[9] | 22,199 | 22,160 | 21,858 | 21,886 | 21,461 | 21,347 | 20,764 | 20,522 | 20,371 | 19,664 | 19,522 | 19,565 |
Other[12] | 884 | 888 | 942 | 788 | 882 | 887 | 746 | 684 | 686 | 519 | 523 | 1,023 |
All Energy Sources | 1,039,137 | 1,025,400 | 1,010,171 | 994,888 | 986,215 | 978,020 | 962,942 | 948,446 | 905,301 | 848,254 | 811,719 | 785,927 |
Demand, Capacity Resources, and Capacity Margins – Summer | ||||||||||||
Net Internal Demand (megawatts) | 747,836 | 713,106 | 744,151[R] | 766,786[R] | 776,479 | 746,470 | 692,908 | 696,752 | 696,376 | 674,833 | 680,941 | 653,857 |
Capacity Resources (megawatts) | 924,922 | 916,449 | 909,504[R] | 914,397[R] | 891,226 | 882,125 | 875,870 | 856,131 | 833,380 | 788,990 | 808,054 | 765,744 |
Capacity Margins (percent) | 19.2 | 22.2 | 18.2 | 16.1 | 12.9 | 15.4 | 20.9 | 18.6 | 16.4 | 14.5 | 15.7 | 14.6 |
Fuel | ||||||||||||
Consumption of Fossil Fuels for Electricity Generation | ||||||||||||
Coal (thousand tons)[1] | 1,046,795 | 934,683 | 1,042,335 | 1,046,795 | 1,030,556 | 1,041,448 | 1,020,523 | 1,014,058 | 987,583 | 972,691 | 994,933 | 949,802 |
Petroleum (thousand barrels)[2] | 112,615 | 67,668 | 80,932 | 112,615 | 110,634 | 206,785 | 203,494 | 206,653 | 168,597 | 216,672 | 195,228 | 207,871 |
Natural Gas (millions of cubic feet)[3] | 7,089,342 | 7,121,069 | 6,895,843 | 7,089,342 | 6,461,615 | 6,036,370 | 5,674,580 | 5,616,135 | 6,126,062 | 5,832,305 | 5,691,481 | 5,321,984 |
Other Gases (millions of Btu)[4] | 114,904 | 83,593 | 96,757 | 114,904 | 114,665 | 109,916 | 135,144 | 156,306 | 131,230 | 97,308 | 125,971 | 126,387 |
Consumption of Fossil Fuels for Thermal Output in Combined Heat and Power Facilities | ||||||||||||
Coal (thousand tons)[1] | 22,810 | 20,507 | 22,168 | 22,810 | 23,227 | 23,833 | 24,275 | 17,720 | 17,561 | 18,944 | 20,466 | 20,373 |
Petroleum (thousand barrels)[2] | 19,775 | 13,161 | 12,016 | 19,775 | 20,371 | 24,408 | 25,870 | 17,939 | 14,811 | 18,268 | 22,266 | 26,822 |
Natural Gas (millions of cubic feet)[3] | 872,579 | 816,787 | 793,537 | 872,579 | 942,817 | 984,340 | 1,052,100 | 721,267 | 860,019 | 898,286 | 985,263 | 982,958 |
Other Gases (millions of Btu)[4] | 214,321 | 175,671 | 203,236 | 214,321 | 226,464 | 238,396 | 218,295 | 137,837 | 146,882 | 166,161 | 230,082 | 223,713 |
Consumption of Fossil Fuels for Electricity Generation and Useful Thermal Output | ||||||||||||
Coal (thousand tons)[1] | 1,069,606 | 955,190 | 1,064,503 | 1,069,606 | 1,053,783 | 1,065,281 | 1,044,798 | 1,031,778 | 1,005,144 | 991,635 | 1,015,398 | 970,175 |
Petroleum (thousand barrels)[2] | 132,389 | 80,830 | 92,948 | 132,389 | 131,005 | 231,193 | 229,364 | 224,593 | 183,408 | 234,940 | 217,494 | 234,694 |
Natural Gas (millions of cubic feet)[3] | 7,961,922 | 7,937,856 | 7,689,380 | 7,961,922 | 7,404,432 | 7,020,709 | 6,726,679 | 6,337,402 | 6,986,081 | 6,730,591 | 6,676,744 | 6,304,942 |
Other Gases (millions of Btu)[4] | 329,225 | 259,265 | 299,993 | 329,225 | 341,129 | 348,312 | 353,438 | 294,143 | 278,111 | 263,469 | 356,053 | 350,100 |
Stocks at Electric Power Sector Facilities (year end) | ||||||||||||
Coal (thousand tons)[13] | 151,221 | 189,467 | 161,589 | 151,221 | 140,964 | 101,137 | 106,669 | 121,567 | 141,714 | 138,496 | 102,296 | 141,604 |
Petroleum (thousand barrels)[14] | 47,203 | 46,181 | 44,498 | 47,203 | 51,583 | 50,062 | 51,434 | 53,170 | 52,490 | 57,031 | 40,932 | 54,109 |
Receipts of Fuel at Electricity Generators[15] | ||||||||||||
Coal (thousand tons)[1] | 1,079,943 | 981,477 | 1,069,709 | 1,054,664 | 1,079,943 | 1,021,437 | 1,002,032 | 986,026 | 884,287 | 762,815 | 790,274 | 908,232 |
Petroleum (thousand barrels)[2] | 100,965 | 88,951 | 96,341 | 88,347 | 100,965 | 194,733 | 186,655 | 185,567 | 120,851 | 124,618 | 108,272 | 145,939 |
Natural Gas (millions of cubic feet)[16] | 6,675,246 | 8,118,550 | 7,879,046 | 7,200,316 | 6,675,246 | 6,181,717 | 5,734,054 | 5,500,704 | 5,607,737 | 2,148,924 | 2,629,986 | 2,809,455 |
Cost of Fuel at Electricity Generators (cents per million Btu)[15] | ||||||||||||
Coal[1] | 1 | 221 | 207 | 177 | 169 | 154 | 136 | 128 | 125 | 123 | 120 | 122 |
Petroleum[2] | 2 | 702 | 1,087 | 717 | 623 | 644 | 429 | 433 | 334 | 369 | 418 | 236 |
Natural Gas[16] | 694 | 474 | 902 | 711 | 694 | 821 | 596 | 539 | 356 | 449 | 430 | 257 |
Emissions (thousand metric tons) | ||||||||||||
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) | 2,388,662 | 2,269,508 | 2,484,012[R] | 2,547,032[R] | 2,488,918[R] | 2,543,838[R] | 2,486,982[R] | 2,445,094[R] | 2,423,963[R] | 2,418,607[R] | 2,470,834[R] | 2,366,302[R] |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) | 5,401 | 5,970 | 7,830 | 9,042 | 9,524 | 10,340 | 10,309 | 10,646 | 10,881 | 11,174 | 11,963 | 12,843 |
Nitrogen Oxides (NOX) | 2,491 | 2,395 | 3,330 | 3,650 | 3,799 | 3,961 | 4,143 | 4,532 | 5,194 | 5,290 | 5,638 | 5,955 |
Trade (million megawatthours) | ||||||||||||
Purchases | 5,750 | 5,029 | 5,613 | 5,411 | 5,503 | 6,092 | 6,999 | 6,980 | 8,755 | 7,555 | 2,346 | 2,040 |
Sales for Resale | 5,929 | 5,065 | 5,681 | 5,479 | 5,493 | 6,072 | 6,759 | 6,921 | 8,569 | 7,345 | 2,355 | 1,998 |
Electricity Imports and Exports (thousand megawatthours) | ||||||||||||
Imports | 45,083 | 52,191 | 57,019[R] | 51,396 | 42,691 | 43,929[R] | 34,210 | 30,395 | 36,779 | 38,500 | 48,592 | 43,215 |
Exports | 19,106 | 18,138 | 24,198[R] | 20,144 | 24,271 | 19,151[R] | 22,898 | 23,975 | 15,796 | 16,473 | 14,829 | 14,222 |
Retail Sales and Revenue Data – Bundled and Unbundled | ||||||||||||
Number of Ultimate Customers (thousands) | ||||||||||||
Residential | 125,718 | 125,177 | 124,937 | 123,950 | 122,471 | 120,761 | 118,764 | 117,280 | 116,622 | 114,890 | 111,718 | 110,383 |
Commercial | 17,674 | 17,562 | 17,563 | 17,377 | 17,172 | 16,872 | 16,607 | 16,550 | 15,334 | 14,867 | 14,349 | 14,074 |
Industrial | 748 | 758 | 775 | 794 | 760 | 734 | 748 | 713 | 602 | 571 | 527 | 553 |
Transportation | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Other | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1,067 | 1,030 | 974 | 935 |
All Sectors | 144,140 | 143,497 | 143,276 | 142,122 | 140,404 | 138,367 | 136,119 | 134,544 | 133,624 | 131,359 | 127,568 | 125,945 |
Sales to Ultimate Customers (thousand megawatthours) | ||||||||||||
Residential | 1,445,708 | 1,364,474 | 1,379,981 | 1,392,241 | 1,351,520 | 1,359,227 | 1,291,982 | 1,275,824 | 1,265,180 | 1,201,607 | 1,192,446 | 1,144,923 |
Commercial | 1,330,199 | 1,307,168 | 1,335,981 | 1,336,315 | 1,299,744 | 1,275,079 | 1,230,425 | 1,198,728 | 1,104,497 | 1,083,069 | 1,055,232 | 1,001,996 |
Industrial | 970,873 | 917,442 | 1,009,300 | 1,027,832 | 1,011,298 | 1,019,156 | 1,017,850 | 1,012,373 | 990,238 | 996,609 | 1,064,239 | 1,058,217 |
Transportation | 7,712 | 7,781 | 7,700 | 8,173 | 7,358 | 7,506 | 7,224 | 6,810 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Other | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 105,552 | 113,174 | 109,496 | 106,952 |
All Sectors | 3,754,493 | 3,596,865 | 3,732,962 | 3,764,561 | 3,669,919 | 3,660,969 | 3,547,479 | 3,493,734 | 3,465,466 | 3,394,458 | 3,421,414 | 3,312,087 |
Direct Use | 134,554 | 126,938 | 132,197[R] | 125,670[R] | 146,927 | 150,016 | 168,470 | 168,295 | 166,184 | 162,649 | 170,943 | 171,629 |
Total Disposition | 3,889,047 | 3,723,803 | 3,865,159[R] | 3,890,231[R] | 3,816,845 | 3,810,984 | 3,715,949 | 3,662,029 | 3,631,650 | 3,557,107 | 3,592,357 | 3,483,716 |
Revenue From Ultimate Customers (million dollars) | ||||||||||||
Residential | 166,782 | 157,008 | 155,433 | 148,295 | 140,582 | 128,393 | 115,577 | 111,249 | 106,834 | 103,158 | 98,209 | 93,483 |
Commercial | 135,559 | 132,940 | 138,469 | 128,903 | 122,914 | 110,522 | 100,546 | 96,263 | 87,117 | 85,741 | 78,405 | 72,771 |
Industrial | 65,750 | 62,504 | 68,920 | 65,712 | 62,308 | 58,445 | 53,477 | 51,741 | 48,336 | 50,293 | 49,369 | 46,846 |
Transportation | 815 | 828 | 827 | 792 | 702 | 643 | 519 | 514 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Other | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 7,124 | 8,151 | 7,179 | 6,796 |
All Sectors | 368,906 | 353,280 | 363,650 | 343,703 | 326,506 | 298,003 | 270,119 | 259,767 | 249,411 | 247,343 | 233,163 | 219,896 |
Average Retail Price (cents per kilowatthour) | ||||||||||||
Residential | 11.54 | 11.51 | 11.26 | 10.65 | 10.4 | 9.45 | 8.95 | 8.72 | 8.44 | 8.58 | 8.24 | 8.16 |
Commercial | 10.19 | 10.17 | 10.36 | 9.65 | 9.46 | 8.67 | 8.17 | 8.03 | 7.89 | 7.92 | 7.43 | 7.26 |
Industrial | 6.77 | 6.81 | 6.83 | 6.39 | 6.16 | 5.73 | 5.25 | 5.11 | 4.88 | 5.05 | 4.64 | 4.43 |
Transportation | 10.57 | 10.65 | 10.74 | 9.7 | 9.54 | 8.57 | 7.18 | 7.54 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Other | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6.75 | 7.2 | 6.56 | 6.35 |
All Sectors | 9.83 | 9.82 | 9.74 | 9.13 | 8.9 | 8.14 | 7.61 | 7.44 | 7.2 | 7.29 | 6.81 | 6.64 |
Revenue and Expense Statistics (million dollars) | ||||||||||||
Major Investor Owned | ||||||||||||
Utility Operating Revenues | 284,373 | 276,124 | 298,962 | 270,964 | 275,501 | 265,652 | 238,759 | 230,151 | 219,609 | 267,276 | 233,915 | 213,090 |
Utility Operating Expenses | 250,122 | 244,243 | 267,263 | 241,198 | 245,589 | 236,786 | 206,960 | 201,057 | 189,062 | 234,910 | 210,250 | 180,467 |
Net Utility Operating Income | 34,251 | 31,881 | 31,699 | 29,766 | 29,912 | 28,866 | 31,799 | 29,094 | 30,548 | 32,366 | 23,665 | 32,623 |
Major Publicly Owned (with Generation Facilities) | ||||||||||||
Operating Revenues | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 33,906 | 32,776 | 38,028 | 31,843 | 26,767 |
Operating Expenses | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 29,637 | 28,638 | 32,789 | 26,244 | 21,274 |
Net Electric Operating Income | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4,268 | 4,138 | 5,238 | 5,598 | 5,493 |
Major Publicly Owned (without Generation Facilities) | ||||||||||||
Operating Revenues | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 12,454 | 11,546 | 10,417 | 9,904 | 9,354 |
Operating Expenses | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 11,481 | 10,703 | 9,820 | 9,355 | 8,737 |
Net Electric Operating Income | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 974 | 843 | 597 | 549 | 617 |
Major Federally Owned | ||||||||||||
Operating Revenues | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 11,798 | 11,470 | 12,458 | 10,685 | 10,186 |
Operating Expenses | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8,763 | 8,665 | 10,013 | 8,139 | 7,775 |
Net Electric Operating Income | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3,035 | 2,805 | 2,445 | 2,546 | 2,411 |
Major Cooperative Borrower Owned | ||||||||||||
Operating Revenues | NA | 42,189 | 42,087 | 38,208 | 36,723 | 34,088 | 30,650 | 29,228 | 27,458 | 26,458 | 25,629 | 23,824 |
Operating Expenses | NA | 38,337 | 38,511 | 34,843 | 33,550 | 31,209 | 27,828 | 26,361 | 24,561 | 23,763 | 22,982 | 21,283 |
Net Electric Operating Income | NA | 3,852 | 3,576 | 3,365 | 3,173 | 2,879 | 2,822 | 2,867 | 2,897 | 2,696 | 2,647 | 2,541 |
Demand-Side Management (DSM) Data[17] | ||||||||||||
Actual Peak Load Reductions (megawatts) | ||||||||||||
Total Actual Peak Load Reduction | 33,283 | 31,682 | 31,735 | 30,253 | 27,240 | 25,710 | 23,532 | 22,904 | 22,936 | 24,955 | 22,901 | 26,455 |
DSM Energy Savings (thousand megawatthours) | ||||||||||||
Energy Efficiency | 86,926 | 76,891 | 74,861 | 67,134 | 62,951 | 58,891 | 52,662 | 48,245 | 52,285 | 52,946 | 52,827 | 49,691 |
Load Management | 913 | 1,015 | 1,813 | 1,857 | 865 | 1,006 | 2,047 | 2,020 | 1,790 | 990 | 875 | 872 |
DSM Cost (million dollars) | ||||||||||||
Total Cost | 4,158 | 3,594 | 3,175 | 2,523 | 2,051 | 1,921 | 1,557 | 1,297 | 1,626 | 1,630 | 1,565 | 1,424 |
[1] Includes anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous and lignite coal. Waste and synthetic coal are included starting in 2002. |