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U.S. electricity providers by type 2016

Number of U.S. electricity providers in 2016, by ownership type

The data describes the number of the electricity market in the U.S. in 2016, sorted by utility ownership type. That year, there were more than 750 municipal utilities. Although U.S. municipalities operate a high number of utilities with a small customer base, the majority of customers in the U.S. is served by large investor-owned utilities.

Municipal	757
Cooperative	727
Retail Power Marketer	230
Investor Owned	140
Political Subdivision	92
Wholesale Power Marketer	34
Municipal Marketing Authority	18
State	17
Transmission	16
Behind the meter	7
Federal	7
Unknown	4

U.S. electricity providers by type 2016

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