In 1998, power marketer sales were 24 billion kilowatthours. Except for generation, data exclude petroleum coke. Utility petroleum coke receipts were 2,906 thousand short tons in 1999 and 3,217 thousand short tons in 1998. Nonutility data for 1998 represent fuels consumed to produce both electricity and steam. Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
Electricity generation is geared to meeting customer demands instantaneously.
Therefore, a positive correlation exists between changes in the level of generation and the level of retail sales. Capacity Deliverability Market manipulation. The 24 States are Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. This classification is used throughout our discussion in this publication. All capability values shown in this report are net summer and all capacity is installed nameplate.