Energy news from Omaha Public Power District
Energy news from Omaha Public Power District
60.9 percent of U.S. utilities are public power utilities
The percentage of electricity providers in the United States that are public power utilities.* In total, there are 3,302 providers nationwide. On average, OPPD needs 11,000 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of electrical energy to meet its system requirements.
The second highest number of providers are cooperatives, which make up 26.5 percent. Investor-owned utilities make up 5.7 percent while power marketers stand at 6.6 percent. Federal power agencies are the smallest electricity providers with .3 percent.
*APPA 2016-2017 Directory and Statistical Report
Laura King-Homan is the managing editor of The Wire and a brand journalism strategist at Omaha Public Power District. She has nearly 20 years of print journalism and design experience, including the Omaha World-Herald.
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