The operating expenses of shareholder-owned electric utilities in the United States amounted to approximately 327.81 billion U.S. dollars in 2023, down by nearly five percent compared to a year earlier. Electrical generation costs accounted for the largest share of operating expenses.
Operating expenses of shareholder-owned electric utilities in the United States from 2010 to 2023
(in billion U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Expenses in billion U.S. dollars
2023
327.81
2022
344.76
2021
297.57
2020
276.9
2019
286.64
2018
297.3
2017
283.01
2016
277.39
2015
281.17
2014
303.34
2013
285.6
2012
278.11
2011
306.04
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Edison Electric Institute. (June 26, 2024). Operating expenses of shareholder-owned electric utilities in the United States from 2010 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/245837/operating-expenses-of-us-shareholder-owned-utilities/
Edison Electric Institute. "Operating expenses of shareholder-owned electric utilities in the United States from 2010 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. June 26, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/245837/operating-expenses-of-us-shareholder-owned-utilities/
Edison Electric Institute. (2024). Operating expenses of shareholder-owned electric utilities in the United States from 2010 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/245837/operating-expenses-of-us-shareholder-owned-utilities/
Edison Electric Institute. "Operating Expenses of Shareholder-owned Electric Utilities in The United States from 2010 to 2023 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/245837/operating-expenses-of-us-shareholder-owned-utilities/
Edison Electric Institute, Operating expenses of shareholder-owned electric utilities in the United States from 2010 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/245837/operating-expenses-of-us-shareholder-owned-utilities/ (last visited May 02, 2025)
Operating expenses of shareholder-owned electric utilities in the United States from 2010 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Edison Electric Institute, June 26, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/245837/operating-expenses-of-us-shareholder-owned-utilities/
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