In 2023, electrical generation costs accounted for the largest operating expenses for shareholder-owned electric utilities in the U.S., amounting to some 106.35 billion U.S. dollars. Operation and maintenance costs added up to roughly 100.35 billion dollars that year.
Operating expenses of shareholder-owned electric utilities in the United States in 2023, by category
(in billion U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Expenses in billion U.S. dollars
Electrical generation cost
106.35
Operations & maintenance
100.35
Depreciation & amortization
64.4
Taxes (not income)
23.52
Gas cost
20.65
Other operating expenses
12.54
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Edison Electric Institute. (June 26, 2024). Operating expenses of shareholder-owned electric utilities in the United States in 2023, by category (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/245842/operating-expenses-of-us-shareholder-owned-utilities-by-category/
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Edison Electric Institute. (2024). Operating expenses of shareholder-owned electric utilities in the United States in 2023, by category (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/245842/operating-expenses-of-us-shareholder-owned-utilities-by-category/
Edison Electric Institute. "Operating Expenses of Shareholder-owned Electric Utilities in The United States in 2023, by Category (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/245842/operating-expenses-of-us-shareholder-owned-utilities-by-category/
Edison Electric Institute, Operating expenses of shareholder-owned electric utilities in the United States in 2023, by category (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/245842/operating-expenses-of-us-shareholder-owned-utilities-by-category/ (last visited May 13, 2025)
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