Electric Power Surveys

U.S. Department of Energy
U.S. Energy Information Administration
Form EIA-826 (2011)
PURPOSE

REQUIRED
RESPONDENTS

RESPONSE DUE
DATE
METHODS OF
FILING
RESPONSE

MONTHLY ELECTRIC SALES AND Form Approved
OMB No. 1905-0129
REVENUE WITH STATE
Approval Expires: 12/31/2013
DISTRIBUTIONS REPORT
Burden: 1.6 hours
INSTRUCTIONS
Form EIA-826 collects information from electric utilities, energy service providers, and distribution
companies that sell or deliver electric power to end users. Data collected on this form includes
sales and revenue for all end-use sectors (residential, commercial, industrial, and transportation).
The data from this form appear in the following EIA publications: Electric Power Monthly, Monthly
Energy Review, and Annual Energy Review. The data collected on this form are used to monitor
the current status and trends of the electric power industry and to evaluate the future of the industry.
The Form EIA-826 is a mandatory report for all investor owned electric utilities, all energy service
providers, and other selected electric utilities and distribution companies that sell or distribute
electric power to end users on a monthly basis. The Form EIA-826 is a statistical sample of
respondents chosen from the respondent frame of the Form EIA-861, “Annual Electric Power
Industry Report.”
Monthly data are due to the Energy Information Administration (EIA) by the last day of the month
following the reporting period. For example, if reporting for July, survey is due on August 31.
Submit your data electronically using EIA’s secure e-filing system. This system uses security
protocols to protect information against unauthorized access during transmission.
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assistance to: [email protected].

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Desk at:
Email: [email protected].
Phone: 202-586-9595

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Retain a completed copy of this form for your files.
CONTACTS

Internet System Questions: For questions related to the e-filing system, see the help contact
information immediately above.
Data Questions: For questions about the data requested on Form EIA-826, contact the Survey
Manager:
Charlene Harris-Russell
Telephone Number: (202) 586-2661
FAX Number: (202) 287-1959
Email: [email protected]

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U.S. Department of Energy
U.S. Energy Information Administration
Form EIA-826 (2011)
GENERAL
INSTRUCTIONS

MONTHLY ELECTRIC SALES AND
REVENUE WITH STATE
DISTRIBUTIONS REPORT
INSTRUCTIONS

Form Approved
OMB No. 1905-0129
Approval Expires: 12/31/2013
Burden: 1.6 hours

Monthly data are due to the Energy Information Administration (EIA) by the last day of the month
following the reporting period.
1. Enter zero for States without revenue, megawatthours, or number of customers to report for a
particular sector. Do not leave these data fields blank.
2. Submit revisions to data previously reported as soon as possible after the error or omission is
discovered. Do not wait until the next reporting month's form is due to send resubmission(s).
A new submission must be completed for each revised page.
3. If you are unable to make a revision through the E-filing system because the monthly data file
has been locked, please email your revisions to [email protected].
4. Respondents should coordinate the information submitted on the Form EIA-861, “Annual
Electric Power Report," and the Form EIA-826 to ensure consistency.
5. Count each meter as a separate customer in cases where commercial franchise or residential
customer-buying groups have been aggregated under one buyer representative. The
customer counts for public-street and highway lighting should be one customer per
community.

ITEM-BY-ITEM
INSTRUCTIONS

SCHEDULE 1. IDENTIFICATION
1. Survey Contact: Verify contact name, title, telephone number, fax number, and email
address.
2. Supervisor of Contact Person for Survey: Verify for the supervisor of the survey contact,
the name, title, telephone number, fax number and email address.
3. Report For: Verify all information, including Company Name, Company Identification
Number, and reporting month and year for which data are being reported. These fields
cannot be revised online. Contact EIA if corrections are needed.
If any of the above information is incorrect, revise the incorrect entry and provide the correct
information. Provide any missing information.
SCHEDULE 2. SALES TO ULTIMATE CUSTOMERS
SCHEDULE 2. PART A. SALES TO ULTIMATE CUSTOMERS –
FULL SERVICE - ENERGY AND DELIVERY SERVICE (BUNDLED)
Enter the reporting month revenue (thousand dollars to the nearest .001), megawatthours sold
and delivered (to the nearest .001 MWh), and the number of customers for sales of electricity to
ultimate customers by State and customer class category for whom your utility provided both
energy and delivery service. For public street and highway lighting, count all poles in a
community as one customer. Note: For sales to customer groups using brokers or aggregators,
continue to count each customer separately. For instance, count a group of franchised
commercial establishments aggregated through a single broker as separate customers (as
reported in prior years). Enter the two-letter U.S. Postal Service abbreviation (if not preprinted)
for the State in which the electric sales occur.
SCHEDULE 2. PART B. SALES TO ULTIMATE CUSTOMERS –
ENERGY-ONLY SERVICE (WITHOUT DELIVERY SERVICE)
Enter the reporting month revenue (thousand dollars to the nearest .001), megawatthours sold
(to the nearest .001 MWh), and the number of customers for sales of electricity to ultimate
customers by State and customer class category for which your company provided only the
electricity consumed, where another electric company provided delivery services, including, for
example, billing, administrative support, and line maintenance. Enter the two-letter U.S. Postal
Service abbreviation (if not preprinted) for the State in which the electric sales occur. Submit a
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U.S. Department of Energy
U.S. Energy Information Administration
Form EIA-826 (2011)

MONTHLY ELECTRIC SALES AND Form Approved
OMB No. 1905-0129
REVENUE WITH STATE
Approval Expires: 12/31/2013
DISTRIBUTIONS REPORT
Burden: 1.6 hours
INSTRUCTIONS
complete list of the “Names of Transmission and Distribution Companies Within each State
providing Delivery Service for Electricity Delivered to an end use customer“. Do not use
acronyms. Submit this list in January of each year or the first month in which you began
reporting the EIA-826. In subsequent months of the reporting year only revise the list with newly
active/inactive companies for the month being reported. This list of companies will aid the EIA in
matching up sales and delivery service in each State.
SCHEDULE 2. PART C. SALES TO ULTIMATE CUSTOMERS –
DELIVERY-ONLY SERVICE (AND ALL OTHER CHARGES)

Enter the reporting month revenue (thousand dollars to the nearest .001), megawatthours
delivered (to the nearest .001 MWh), and number of customers for sales of electricity to ultimate
customers in your service territory by State and customer class category for which your company
provided energy delivery services, where another electric entity or Power Marketer supplied the
electricity. Do not provide delivery service provided on behalf of another delivery company or
utility which would be defined as a sale for resale. Enter the two-letter U.S. Postal Service
abbreviation (if not preprinted) for the State in which the electric sales occur. Submit a complete
list of the ‘Names of Companies (primarily Power Marketers) Within the State for which
Electricity is Delivered to an end use customer“. Do not use acronyms. Submit this list in
January of each year or the first month in which you began reporting the EIA-826. In subsequent
months of the reporting year only revise the list with newly active/inactive companies for the
month being reported. This list of companies will aid the EIA in maintaining a current list of
entities doing business in each State.
SCHEDULE 2. PART D. SALES TO ULTIMATE CUSTOMERS –
BUNDLED SERVICE BY RETAIL ENERGY PROVIDERS OR ANY POWER MARKETER THAT
PROVIDES “BUNDLED SERVICE.”
Enter the reporting month revenue (thousand dollars to the nearest .001), megawatthours sold and
delivered (to the nearest .001 MWh), and the number of customers for sales of electricity to
ultimate customers by State and customer class category for whom your company provided both
energy and delivery service. For public street and highway lighting, count all poles in a community
as one customer.
Note: For sales to customer groups using brokers or aggregators, continue to count each
customer separately. For instance, count a group of franchised commercial establishments
aggregated through a single broker as separate customers (as reported in prior years). (Note:
Texas Retail Energy Providers (REPs) should include delivery revenues.) Enter the two-letter U.S.
Postal Service abbreviation (if not preprinted) for the State in which the electric sales occur.
SCHEDULE 2, PARTS A-D
1.

For column a, Residential, enter the revenue, megawatthours, and number of customers
for residential (household) purposes. For the residential class, do not duplicate the
customer accounts due to multiple metering for special services (e.g., water heating, etc.).
Show Revenue and Megawattshours Sold to the nearest 0.001 value.

2.

For column b, Commercial, enter the revenue, megawatthours, and number of customers
for commercial purposes. Show Revenue and Megawattshours Sold to the nearest 0.001
value.

3.

For column c, Industrial, enter the revenue, megawatthours, and number of customers for
industrial purposes. Show Revenue and Megawattshours Sold to the nearest 0.001 value.

4.

For column d, Transportation, enter the revenue, megawatthours, and number of
customers for electric energy supplied for transportation purposes. Show Revenue and
Megawattshours Sold to the nearest 0.001 value.
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U.S. Department of Energy
U.S. Energy Information Administration
Form EIA-826 (2011)
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MONTHLY ELECTRIC SALES AND Form Approved
OMB No. 1905-0129
REVENUE WITH STATE
Approval Expires: 12/31/2013
DISTRIBUTIONS REPORT
Burden: 1.6 hours
INSTRUCTIONS
For column e, Total, enter, for each State, the sum of the revenue, megawatthours, and
number of customers entered for residential, commercial, industrial, and transportation
sales. Show Revenue and Megawattshours Sold to the nearest 0.001 value.

6.

Previously reported “public street and highway lighting” data should now be included in the
commercial sector. Irrigation data should now be included in the industrial sector.

7.

Attach additional sheet(s), if required.

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Refer to the Glossary for the definition of selected terms.
SCHEDULE 3.
SCHEDULE 3, PART A. GREEN PRICING

Green Pricing programs allow electricity customers the opportunity to purchase electricity
generated from renewable resources and to pay for renewable energy development.
Renewable resources include solar, wind, geothermal, hydroelectric power, and wood.
These programs are voluntary where customers pay an additional fee to purchase electricity
generated from renewable sources. Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs), also known as
green certificates, green tags, or tradable renewable certificates, represent the environmental
attributes of the power produced from renewable energy projects and are sold separately
from the electricity commodity. Customers can buy RECs even if they do not have access to
green power through their local utility or a competitive electricity marketer. They can also
purchase RECs without having to switch electricity suppliers.
Line1: Report the Total Green Pricing Revenue for customers in each customer class.
Revenue should be reported in thousands of dollars to the nearest .001 (for example, $1,299
would be reported as 1.299 thousand dollars). Revenue should include revenue from the
green pricing program plus the price of the electricity purchased.
Example: For 1000 kWh of electricity sales, if the normal price for electricity is $0.10 per kWh:
a) An entity sells Green Energy in blocks of $5.50 per 100 kWh block:
Total cost = (1,000kWh x $0.10/kWh) + (($5.50/100kWh block) x (10 blocks of
100 kWh))
= $100.00 + $55.00
= $155.00
b) Alternatively, an Entity which sells Green Energy for a premium of $0.02 per
kWh:
Total cost = (1,000kWh x $0.10/kWh) + (($0.02/kWh) x (1,000kWh))
= $100.00 + $20.00
= $120.00
Line 2: Report the Total Green Pricing Sales, the total amount of megawatthours purchased
by customers for each green pricing customer class (for example, 1,299 kWh would be
reported as 1.299 MWh).
Line 3: Report the Total Green Pricing Customers, the number of customers who purchased
green power for each customer class. The sales volumes and the number of customers
should not exceed the values reported in Schedule 2, Parts A, B, or D.
Line 4: Report the revenue from RECs for each customer class in thousand of dollars to the
nearest tenth. This revenue must not exceed the Total Green Power Revenue reported in line
1 above.
Line 5: Report the sales from RECs in megawatthours for each customer class. This amount
should not exceed the Total Green Pricing Sales reported in line 2 above,
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U.S. Department of Energy
U.S. Energy Information Administration
Form EIA-826 (2011)

MONTHLY ELECTRIC SALES AND Form Approved
OMB No. 1905-0129
REVENUE WITH STATE
Approval Expires: 12/31/2013
DISTRIBUTIONS REPORT
Burden: 1.6 hours
INSTRUCTIONS
The Total for each customer class will automatically sum for the electronic online e-file
system.
SCHEDULE 3, PART B. NET METERING

Net Metering tariff arrangements permit a facility, typically generating electricity from a
renewable resource, (using a meter that reads inflows and outflows of electricity) to sell any
excess power it generates over its load requirement back to the electrical grid, typically at a
rate equivalent to the retail price of electricity.
For net metering applications of 2 MW nameplate capacity or less, report the installed net
metering capacity by State, customer class and technology. Report net metering data by
sector and technology type for each state. Capacity should be reported in MW as AC load
capable. Example: 8 kW should be 0.008 MW. Capacities should not exceed limits set up by
each state. Please provide this capacity in MW, to the nearest 0.001 MW by technology. Do
not report for net metering applications larger than 2 MW.
If the data is available, enter the amount of electric energy sold back to the utility (MWh)
through the net metering application. Report the number of net metering customers by
customer class. If you are unable to utilize the e-file system which creates the totals
automatically; then provide the Totals for net metering megawatthours, installed net metering
capacity and customers by State, customer class and technology. Complete all lines for
Schedule 3, Part B.
SCHEDULE 3, PART C. ADVANCED METERING

This schedule should only include customers from Schedule 2 Part A or Part C.
Standard (Electric) Meters are electromechanical or solid state meters measuring aggregated
kWh where data are manually retrieved over monthly billing cycles for billing purposes only.
Standard meters may also include functions to measure time-of-use and/or demand with data
manually retrieved over monthly billing cycles.
Automated Meter Reading (AMR): Meters that collect data for billing purposes only and
transmit this data one way, usually from the customer to the distribution utility. Aggregated
monthly kWh data captured on these meters may be retrieved by a variety of methods including
drive-by vans with short-distance remote reading capabilities and communication over a fixed
network such as a cellular network.
Enter the state and report the total number of AMR meters by sector. The number of AMR
meters may be equal to but not exceed the number of customers on Schedule 2.
Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI): Meters that measure and record usage data at a
minimum, in hourly intervals, and provide usage data to both consumers and energy companies
at least once daily. Data are used for billing and other purposes. Advanced meters include
basic hourly interval meters and extend to real-time meters with built-in two-way communication
capable of recording and transmitting instantaneous data.
Enter the state and report the total number of AMI meters by sector.
For AMI meters that are only being used as AMR, report meters as AMR.
Energy Served through AMI (MWh) should be entered in megawatthours for customers
served.
If the data is available, enter the amount of electric energy sold back to the utility (MWh) through
the net metering application.
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U.S. Department of Energy
U.S. Energy Information Administration
Form EIA-826 (2011)

MONTHLY ELECTRIC SALES AND Form Approved
OMB No. 1905-0129
REVENUE WITH STATE
Approval Expires: 12/31/2013
DISTRIBUTIONS REPORT
Burden: 1.6 hours
INSTRUCTIONS
SCHEDULE 4. MERGERS AND/OR ACQUISITIONS

If a merger or acquisition has occurred during the reporting period, report those newly-acquired
corporate entities whose operations are now included in this report.
SCHEDULE 5. COMMENTS
Explanations of entries or other comments may be provided in the comment section.
GLOSSARY

The glossary for this form is available online at the following URL:
http://www.eia.gov/glossary/index.html

SANCTIONS

The timely submission of Form EIA-826 by those required to report is mandatory under Section
13(b) of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (FEAA) (Public Law 93-275), as amended.
Failure to respond may result in a penalty of not more than $2,750 per day for each civil violation,
or a fine of not more than $5,000 per day for each criminal violation. The government may bring a
civil action to prohibit reporting violations, which may result in a temporary restraining order or a
preliminary or permanent injunction without bond. In such civil action, the court may also issue
mandatory injunctions commanding any person to comply with these reporting requirements. Title
18 U.S.C. 1001 makes it a criminal offense for any person knowingly and willingly to make
to any Agency or Department of the United States any false, fictitious, or fraudulent
statements as to any matter within its jurisdiction.

REPORTING
BURDEN

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1.6 hours per
response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering
and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.
Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of
information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Energy Information
Administration, Statistics and Methods Group, EI-70, 1000 Independence Avenue S.W., Forrestal
Building, Washington, D.C. 20585-0670; and to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, Washington, D.C. 20503. A person is not required to respond
to the collection of information unless the form displays a valid OMB number.

PROVISIONS
REGARDING
CONFIDENTIALITY
OF INFORMATION

The information reported on Form EIA-826 will be treated as non-sensitive and may be publicly
released in identifiable form, except as noted below.
The information reported on SCHEDULE 2 PARTS B and D, and SCHEDULE 3 PART A on Form
EIA-826 will be protected and not disclosed for nine (9) months after the end of the of the reporting
year to the extent that it satisfies the criteria for exemption under the Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA), 5 U.S.C. §552, the Department of Energy (DOE) regulations, 10 C.F.R. §1004.11,
implementing the FOIA, and the Trade Secrets Act, 18 U.S.C. §1905. After nine (9) months from
the end of the reporting year this information will be considered non-sensitive and may be publicly
released in identifiable form. All other information reported on Form EIA-826 are considered public
information and may be publicly released in company identifiable form
The Federal Energy Administration Act requires the EIA to provide company-specific data to other
Federal agencies when requested for official use. The information reported on this form may also
be made available, upon request, to another component of the Department of Energy (DOE) to
any Committee of Congress, the Government Accountability Office, or other Federal agencies
authorized by law to receive such information. A court of competent jurisdiction may obtain this
information in response to an order. The information may be used for any nonstatistical purposes
such as administrative, regulatory, law enforcement, or adjudicatory purposes.
Disclosure limitation procedures are applied to the sensitive statistical data published from
SCHEDULE 2, PARTS B and D, and SCHEDULE 3 PART A on Form EIA-826 relating to
Revenue, Megawatthours Sold, and Number of Customers until nine (9) months after the end of
the reporting year to ensure that the risk of disclosure of identifiable information is very small until
then.
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