U.S. shareholder-owned electric utilities operating expenses 2010-2023

Published by Statista Research Department, Jul 5, 2024

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)

CharacteristicExpenses 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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June 2024

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Survey time period

2010 to 2023

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This statistic was compiled using several releases of the publication.
Values have been rounded.

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