Facts & Figures - 2010
| Financial Highlights (as of Dec 31, 2010) | |
| Operating revenues | $17.456 billion |
| Net Income | $1.975 billion |
| Earnings Per Share | $2.37 |
| Average Shares Outstanding | 832 million |
| Return on Average Common Equity | 12.71 percent |
| Total Assets | $55.032 billion |
| Utility Customers and Sales | Customers | Energy sales (millions of kWh) |
| Residential | 3,813,000 | 57,798 |
| Commercial | 580,000 | 55,492 |
| Industrial | 15,000 | 49,984 |
| Other | 9,000 | 943 |
| Total Retail | 164,217 | |
| Total Wholesale | 32,590 | |
| Total | 4,417,000 | 196,787 |
42,963 megawatts of generating capacity.
Sources of generation: 58% coal; 25% oil and gas; 15% nuclear; 2% hydro
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A High-Tech Renaissance Takes Shape
As demand for electricity in the U.S. continues to grow, so do concerns about environmental impact. Part of the solution is nuclear power. At Plant Vogtle, near Waynesboro, Ga., we’re launching the next generation of nuclear units, the first ordered in this country in more than 30 years.
Benefiting from the latest enhancements in technology—including passive safety systems that rely on gravity, natural circulation and other features to maintain safe operation and shut down safely if needed—nuclear power is a vital component of America’s energy portfolio. The expansion of Plant Vogtle is the vanguard of a movement to re-establish this important source of energy for a growing Southeast and a growing nation.
