Key Facts About the Electric Power Industry

The electric power industry is a $298-billion industry that provides a vital service essential to modern life. It provides the nation with the most prevalent energy form known in history—electricity.

In addition to providing reliable electricity to our homes and businesses, America’s electric companies are solid supporters of local economic development efforts in thousands of communities across the nation. They contribute to the growth, strength, and stability of these communities by paying billions of dollars in tax revenue, by employng more than 400,000 workers, and by providing a variety of public service programs that address the local needs of the communities they serve.

Today the electric power industry operates in a hybrid model of competition and regulation. This booklet helps to familiarize you with many of the issues facing electric companies. It also helps to deepen your understanding of the different elements and dimensions that make up the electric power industry.

Download the Key Facts booklet:

• Entire booklet (3.2 MB)
• Section One: Electric Power—An Overview Of The Industry And Its Impact 
• Section Two: Generating Power And Getting It To The Consumer 
• Section Three: The Regulation Of Shareholder-Owned Electric Companies 
• Section Four: Electric Companies Are Operating In A Rising Cost Environment 
• Section Five: The Financial Side Of The Electric Power Industry 

© 2008 Edison Electric Institute