Electric Utility Sales and Average Prices, by End-Use Sector statistics

[Prior to 1980, covers Class A and B privately-owned electric utilities; thereafter, Class A utilities whose electric operating revenues were $100 million or more during the previous year. An electric utility is a corporation, person, agency, authority, or other legal entity or instrumentality that owns and/or operates facilities in the United States, its territories, or Puerto Rico, for the generation, transmission, distribution, or sale of electric energy primarily for use by the public]


		Sales (bil. kWh)				Average Price of Electricity Sold (cents per kWh)

Year						Current dollars				Chained (1996) dollars ²

		Resi-	Com-	Indus-
	Total ¹	dential	mercial	trial	Total ¹	Residential	Commercial	Industrial	Total¹	Residential	Commercial	Industrial

1960	688	201	131	324	1.8	2.6	2.4	1.1	8.1	11.7	0.8	5.0
1961	722	214	138	337	1.8	2.6	2.4	1.1	8.0	11.6	10.7	4.9
1962	778	233	153	360	1.8	2.6	2.4	1.1	7.9	11.4	10.6	4.8
1963	833	251	171	377	1.8	2.5	2.3	1.0	7.8	10.9	10.0	4.3
1964	896	272	187	405	1.7	2.5	2.2	1.0	7.3	10.7	9.4	4.3
1965	954	291	200	429	1.7	2.4	2.2	1.0	7.1	10.1	9.3	4.2
1966	1,035	317	218	464	1.7	2.3	2.1	1.0	7.0	9.4	8.6	4.1
1967	1,099	340	234	485	1.7	2.3	2.1	1.0	6.7	9.1	8.3	4.0
1968	1,203	382	258	521	1.6	2.3	2.1	1.0	6.1	8.7	8.0	3.8
1969	1,314	427	282	559	1.6	2.2	2.1	1.0	5.8	8.0	7.6	3.6
1970	1,392	466	307	571	1.7	2.2	2.1	1.0	5.8	7.6	7.2	3.4
1971	1,470	500	329	589	1.8	2.3	2.2	1.1	5.9	7.5	7.2	3.6
1972	1,595	539	359	641	1.9	2.4	2.3	1.2	6.0	7.5	7.2	3.8
1973	1,713	579	388	686	2.0	2.5	2.4	1.3	6.0	7.4	7.1	3.9
1974	1,706	578	385	685	2.5	3.1	3.0	1.7	6.8	8.5	8.2	4.6
1975	1,747	588	403	688	2.9	3.5	3.5	2.1	7.2	8.7	8.7	5.2
1976	1,855	606	425	754	3.1	3.7	3.7	2.2	7.3	8.7	8.7	5.2
1977	1,948	645	447	786	3.4	4.1	4.1	2.5	7.6	9.1	9.1	5.6
1978	2,018	674	461	809	3.7	4.3	4.4	2.8	7.7	8.9	9.1	5.8
1979	2,071	683	473	842	4.0	4.6	4.7	3.1	7.7	8.8	9.0	5.9
1980	2,094	717	488	815	4.7	5.4	5.5	3.7	8.2	9.5	9.6	6.5
1981	2,147	722	514	826	5.5	6.2	6.3	4.3	8.8	9.9	10.1	6.9
1982	2,086	730	526	745	6.1	6.9	6.9	5.0	9.2	10.4	10.4	7.5
1983	2,151	751	544	776	6.3	7.2	7.0	5.0	9.1	10.5	10.2	7.3
1984	2,286	780	583	838	6.3	7.15	7.13	4.83	8.8	10.0	10.0	6.8
1985	2,324	794	606	837	6.4	7.39	7.27	4.97	8.7	10.0	9.9	6.7
1986	2,369	819	631	831	6.4	7.42	7.20	4.93	8.6	9.8	9.6	6.6
1987	2,457	850	660	858	6.4	7.45	7.08	4.77	8.2	9.6	9.1	6.2
1988	2,578	893	699	896	6.4	7.48	7.04	4.70	7.9	9.3	8.8	5.9
1989	2,647	906	726	926	6.5	7.65	7.20	4.72	7.8	9.2	8.6	5.7
1990	2,713	924	751	946	6.6	7.83	7.34	4.74	7.6	9.0	8.5	5.5
1991	2,762	955	766	947	6.8	8.04	7.53	4.83	7.5	9.0	8.4	5.4
1992	2,763	936	761	973	6.8	8.21	7.66	4.83	7.4	8.9	8.3	5.3
1993	2,861	995	795	977	6.9	8.32	7.74	4.85	7.4	8.8	8.2	5.2
1994	2,935	1,008	820	1,008	6.9	8.38	7.73	4.77	7.2	8.7	8.0	5.0
1995	3,013	1,043	863	1,013	6.9	8.40	7.69	4.66	7.0	8.6	7.8	4.8
1996	3,098	1,082	887	1,030	6.9	8.36	7.64	4.60	6.9	8.4	7.6	4.6
1997	3,140	1,076	928	1,033	6.9	8.43	7.59	4.53	6.7	8.3	7.4	4.4
1998	3,240	1,128	969	1,040	6.7	8.26	7.41	4.48	6.5	8.0	7.2	4.3
1999	3,265	1,139	975	1,050	6.6	8.17	7.20	4.42	6.3	7.8	6.9	4.2

1 Includes other sectors not shown separately.
2 Based on the GDP implicit price deflator. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual Energy Review.

http://www.eia.doe.gov/fueloverview.html Average Revenue per Kilowatthour: The average revenue per kilowatthour of electricity sold by sector (residential, commercial, industrial, or other) and geo- graphic area (State, Census division, and national), is It can be calculated by dividing the total monthly revenue by the corresponding total monthly sales for each sector and geographic area.

Commercial: The commercial sector is generally defined nonmanufacturing business establishments, including hotels, motels, restaurants, wholesale businesses, retail stores, and health, social, and educational institutions. The utility may classify commercial service as all con- sumers whose demand or annual use exceeds some specified limit. The limit may be set by the utility based on the rate schedule of the utility.

Electric Utility: A corporation, person, agency, authority, or other legal entity or instrumentality that owns and/or operates facilities within the United States, its territories, or Puerto Rico for the generation, transmission, distri-bution, or sale of electric energy primarily for use by the public and files forms listed in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 18, Part 141. Facilities that qualify as cogenerators or small power producers under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) are not considered electric utilities.

Industrial: The industrial sector is generally defined as manufacturing, construction, mining agriculture, fishing and forestry establishments Standard Industrial Class- ification (SIC) codes 01-39. The utility may classify electric service using the SIC codes, or based on demand or annual usage exceeding some specified limit. The limit may be set by the utility based on the rate watthours (Wh).

Residential: The residential sector is defined as private household establishments which consume energy primarily for space heating, water heating, air conditioning, lighting, refrigeration, cooking and clothes drying. The classification of an individual consumer's account, where the use is both residential and commercial, is based on principal use. For the residential class, do not duplicate consumer accounts due to multiple metering for special services (water, heating, etc.). Apartment houses are also included.

Retail: Sales covering electrical energy supplied for residential, commercial, and industrial end-use purposes. Other small classes, such as agriculture and street lighting, also are included in this category.

Revenue: The total amount of money received by a firm from sales of its products and/or services, gains from the sales or exchange of assets, interest and dividends earned on investments, and other increases in the owner's equity except those arising from capital adjustments.

Watthour (Wh): An electrical energy unit of measure equal to 1 watt of power supplied to, or taken from, an electric circuit steadily for 1 hour.

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These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.

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