Table 3: Actual and Projected Electricity Prices (cents/kWh),
1983 and 1995, by Major Components (in 1995 dollars)

Actual 1983

Generation T/D TOTAL

TOTAL 6.1 3.2 9.3
Capital 2.2 1.6 3.8
Fuel 3.3 - 3.3
O/M 0.6 1.6 2.2

Actual 1995
Forecast 1995

Generation T/D TOTAL

Generation T/D TOTAL



TOTAL 3.6 3.5 7.1
TOTAL 6.4 2.4 8.8
Capital 1.7 1.1 2.8
Capital 1.7 1 2.7
Fuel 1.1 - 1.1
Fuel 4 - 4
O/M 0.8 2.4 3.2
O/M 0.7 1.4 2.1


Sources and Notes: Total columns from EIA, Annual Energy Outlook, various issues. The split between plant and T/D is approxi-mated on the basis of information in OECD/IEA, Projected Costs of Generating Electricity: Update 1998 (Paris: 1998). See also: EIA, Electricity Prices in a Competitive Environment (August 1997); EIA, Financial Statistics of Major U.S. Investor Owned Electric Utilities (1996) (1997) and Financial Statistics of Major U.S. Publicly Owned Utilities (1997) (1997).

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