competitive supply aes 2019s competitive supply line of business consists of generating facilities that sell electricity directly to wholesale customers in competitive markets .
additionally , as compared to the contract generation segment discussed above , these generating facilities generally sell less than 75% ( 75 % ) of their output pursuant to long-term contracts with pre-determined pricing provisions and/or sell into power pools , under shorter-term contracts or into daily spot markets .
the prices paid for electricity under short-term contracts and in the spot markets are unpredictable and can be , and from time to time have been , volatile .
the results of operations of aes 2019s competitive supply business are also more sensitive to the impact of market fluctuations in the price of electricity , natural gas , coal and other raw materials .
in the united kingdom , txu europe entered administration in november 2002 and is no longer performing under its contracts with drax and barry .
as described in the footnotes and in other sections of the discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations , txu europe 2019s failure to perform under its contracts has had a material adverse effect on the results of operations of these businesses .
two aes competitive supply businesses , aes wolf hollow , l.p .
and granite ridge have fuel supply agreements with el paso merchant energy l.p .
an affiliate of el paso corp. , which has encountered financial difficulties .
the company does not believe the financial difficulties of el paso corp .
will have a material adverse effect on el paso merchant energy l.p . 2019s performance under the supply agreement ; however , there can be no assurance that a further deterioration in el paso corp 2019s financial condition will not have a material adverse effect on the ability of el paso merchant energy l.p .
to perform its obligations .
while el paso corp 2019s financial condition may not have a material adverse effect on el paso merchant energy , l.p .
at this time , it could lead to a default under the aes wolf hollow , l.p . 2019s fuel supply agreement , in which case aes wolf hollow , l.p . 2019s lenders may seek to declare a default under its credit agreements .
aes wolf hollow , l.p .
is working in concert with its lenders to explore options to avoid such a default .
the revenues from our facilities that distribute electricity to end-use customers are generally subject to regulation .
these businesses are generally required to obtain third party approval or confirmation of rate increases before they can be passed on to the customers through tariffs .
these businesses comprise the large utilities and growth distribution segments of the company .
revenues from contract generation and competitive supply are not regulated .
the distribution of revenues between the segments for the years ended december 31 , 2002 , 2001 and 2000 is as follows: .

2002
2001
2000
large utilities
36% ( 36 % )
21% ( 21 % )
22% ( 22 % )
growth distribution
14% ( 14 % )
21% ( 21 % )
21% ( 21 % )
contract generation
29% ( 29 % )
32% ( 32 % )
27% ( 27 % )
competitive supply
21% ( 21 % )
26% ( 26 % )
30% ( 30 % )

development costs certain subsidiaries and affiliates of the company ( domestic and non-u.s. ) are in various stages of developing and constructing greenfield power plants , some but not all of which have signed long-term contracts or made similar arrangements for the sale of electricity .
successful completion depends upon overcoming substantial risks , including , but not limited to , risks relating to failures of siting , financing , construction , permitting , governmental approvals or the potential for termination of the power sales contract as a result of a failure to meet certain milestones .
as of december 31 , 2002 , capitalized costs for projects under development and in early stage construction were approximately $ 15 million and capitalized costs for projects under construction were approximately $ 3.2 billion .
the company believes .

Question: for the years 2002 , 2001 , and 2000 , what was the average distribution of revenue to the large utilities segment?
Answer: 26.3%