Figure 1
Change in Average Retail Electricity Price 1995-2006
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Figure 2
National Average Fuel and Retail Electricity Prices
Year |
Coal |
Petroleum |
Natural Gas |
Electricity |
1995 |
132 |
257 |
198 |
6.89 |
1996 |
129 |
303 |
264 |
6.86 |
1997 |
127 |
273 |
276 |
6.85 |
1998 |
125 |
202 |
238 |
6.74 |
1999 |
122 |
236 |
257 |
6.64 |
2000 |
120 |
418 |
430 |
6.81 |
2001 |
123 |
369 |
449 |
7.29 |
2002 |
125 |
334 |
356 |
7.2 |
2003 |
128 |
433 |
539 |
7.44 |
2004 |
136 |
429 |
596 |
7.61 |
2005 |
154 |
644 |
821 |
8.14 |
2006 |
169 |
623 |
694 |
8.9 |
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Figure 3
U.S. Capacity Additions: 1958-2007
Commercial
Online
Year |
Commercial
Online
Year
(Not Graphed) |
Nuclear |
Hyrdo |
Coal |
Natural Gas |
Petroleum |
Renewable |
Other |
|
1958 |
|
2.80 |
7.45 |
4.32 |
1.07 |
0.08 |
0.01 |
|
1959 |
0.20 |
1.70 |
8.12 |
3.68 |
0.85 |
0.03 |
0.00 |
1960 |
1960 |
|
1.60 |
6.16 |
3.14 |
0.81 |
0.08 |
0.00 |
1961 |
0.17 |
3.52 |
4.72 |
3.26 |
1.29 |
0.03 |
|
1962 |
0.37 |
2.51 |
4.32 |
3.15 |
1.29 |
0.06 |
|
1963 |
0.20 |
3.39 |
4.51 |
4.05 |
0.90 |
0.03 |
0.00 |
|
1964 |
|
2.39 |
4.95 |
3.77 |
1.23 |
0.04 |
0.01 |
1965 |
1965 |
|
2.09 |
5.74 |
4.54 |
1.19 |
0.20 |
0.00 |
1966 |
0.84 |
1.79 |
4.61 |
3.86 |
0.92 |
0.19 |
|
1967 |
0.04 |
3.89 |
8.12 |
6.83 |
1.94 |
0.17 |
0.03 |
1968 |
1.00 |
2.96 |
9.33 |
5.38 |
3.31 |
0.28 |
0.02 |
1969 |
1.30 |
2.16 |
11.85 |
5.22 |
2.62 |
0.19 |
0.08 |
1970 |
1970 |
2.57 |
1.86 |
12.30 |
7.16 |
2.61 |
0.10 |
0.01 |
1971 |
2.20 |
1.77 |
11.89 |
9.24 |
2.88 |
0.12 |
0.02 |
1972 |
6.68 |
0.86 |
12.29 |
9.50 |
4.99 |
0.14 |
0.04 |
1973 |
4.89 |
5.89 |
15.44 |
7.15 |
3.22 |
0.07 |
|
1974 |
10.03 |
1.67 |
11.22 |
7.91 |
8.21 |
0.05 |
|
1975 |
1975 |
8.00 |
2.59 |
10.72 |
5.59 |
6.87 |
0.07 |
|
1976 |
4.15 |
1.63 |
8.10 |
4.17 |
2.59 |
0.26 |
0.01 |
1977 |
6.65 |
1.26 |
11.54 |
5.44 |
3.44 |
0.11 |
|
1978 |
2.88 |
3.68 |
12.14 |
3.61 |
2.29 |
0.13 |
0.01 |
1979 |
0.88 |
3.43 |
10.01 |
1.88 |
1.78 |
0.27 |
0.12 |
1980 |
1980 |
1.92 |
1.59 |
15.13 |
0.40 |
1.23 |
0.52 |
0.03 |
1981 |
4.24 |
0.31 |
9.66 |
0.65 |
1.98 |
0.39 |
0.01 |
1982 |
2.25 |
0.80 |
11.65 |
1.43 |
0.20 |
0.38 |
0.06 |
1983 |
3.10 |
1.05 |
6.34 |
1.85 |
0.10 |
0.81 |
0.01 |
1984 |
6.74 |
2.19 |
10.44 |
1.28 |
0.10 |
0.72 |
0.09 |
1985 |
1985 |
9.13 |
3.51 |
7.03 |
1.88 |
0.11 |
1.03 |
0.04 |
1986 |
9.47 |
0.69 |
6.15 |
1.97 |
0.11 |
0.62 |
0.07 |
1987 |
6.32 |
0.47 |
4.64 |
2.89 |
0.08 |
0.73 |
0.01 |
1988 |
7.18 |
0.51 |
1.92 |
3.26 |
0.13 |
0.98 |
0.07 |
1989 |
2.43 |
0.31 |
3.53 |
4.14 |
0.52 |
1.23 |
0.02 |
1990 |
1990 |
3.52 |
0.70 |
2.05 |
5.65 |
0.21 |
0.97 |
0.04 |
1991 |
|
1.23 |
3.23 |
3.74 |
0.46 |
0.90 |
0.02 |
1992 |
|
0.13 |
1.53 |
6.13 |
0.15 |
0.28 |
0.08 |
1993 |
1.17 |
0.20 |
0.69 |
6.39 |
0.16 |
0.43 |
|
1994 |
|
0.36 |
0.47 |
8.75 |
0.10 |
0.48 |
|
1995 |
1995 |
|
0.98 |
2.14 |
6.03 |
0.27 |
0.16 |
0.04 |
1996 |
1.12 |
0.04 |
1.90 |
4.43 |
0.28 |
0.43 |
0.05 |
1997 |
|
0.06 |
0.08 |
4.09 |
0.22 |
0.25 |
0.02 |
1998 |
|
0.01 |
0.09 |
2.61 |
0.18 |
0.31 |
0.00 |
1999 |
|
0.25 |
0.35 |
9.34 |
0.24 |
0.91 |
0.04 |
2000 |
2000 |
|
0.01 |
0.37 |
24.28 |
0.82 |
0.20 |
0.02 |
2001 |
|
0.13 |
|
40.92 |
0.67 |
1.97 |
|
2002 |
|
0.33 |
0.45 |
59.73 |
0.46 |
0.52 |
|
2003 |
|
0.07 |
0.21 |
47.31 |
0.37 |
1.69 |
0.00 |
2004 |
|
0.07 |
0.67 |
22.59 |
0.30 |
0.62 |
0.01 |
2005 |
2005 |
|
0.14 |
0.31 |
16.70 |
0.15 |
2.05 |
0.00 |
2006 |
|
0.13 |
0.62 |
8.79 |
0.11 |
3.05 |
0.03 |
2007 |
|
0.14 |
1.40 |
7.26 |
0.14 |
5.33 |
0.00414 |
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Updated February 27, 2024