Comparison of Western Metropolitan Electric Utilities

    Residential
    650kwh
    Commercial
    10,000kwh
    50W demand
    <----------
    2,500kw
    >Industrial
    1,100,00kwh
    ---------->
    Total
    Albuquerque
    $60.43
    $946
    $23,400
    $49,929
    $73,329
    Las Vegas
    $42.73
    $640
    $10,592
    $48,449
    $59,040
    Los Angeles
    $60.67
    $1,211
    $32,004
    $47,522
    $79,526
    Reno/Sparks
    $57.08
    $931
    $24,067
    $45,534
    $69,601
    Phoenix
    $65.12
    $1,054
    $4,454
    $66,632
    $71,086
    Sacramento
    $50.83
    $911
    $7,833
    $64,660
    $72,493
    Salt Lake City
    $44.67
    $780
    $20,733
    $31,654
    $52,387
    San Diego
    $79.04
    $1,293
    $40,017
    $49,483
    $89,500
    San Jose
    $80.71
    $1,093
    $32,250
    $69,610
    $94,860

Data Provided by the Edison Electric Institute, 1999.

Electric restructuring is currently on track in Nevada, and is scheduled to be in place in 2000. An added benefit of the deregulation process will be a three-year cap on rates to business and residential customers.