U.S. electric utilities operating costs by category 2022 | Statista

In 2022, electrical generation costs accounted for the largest operating expenses for shareholder-owned electric utilities in the U.S., amounting to some 112.57 billion U.S. dollars. Operation and maintenance costs added up to roughly 101.2 billion dollars that year.

Operating expenses of shareholder-owned electric utilities in the United States in 2022, by category (in billion U.S. dollars)

Characteristic	Expenses in billion U.S. dollars
Electrical generation cost	112.57
Operations & maintenance	101.24
Depreciation & amortization	61.46
Gas cost	26.08
Taxes (not income)	23.3
Other operating expenses	25.75

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June 2023

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United States

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2022

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for the year ending December 31

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