Section 205(a)(2) of the Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977 (Public Law 95-91) requires the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration (EIA) to carry out a central, comprehensive, and unified energy data information program that will collect, evaluate, assemble, analyze, and disseminate data and information relevant to energy resources, reserves, production, demand, technology, and related economic and statistical information. To assist in meeting these responsibilities in the area of electric power, EIA has prepared this report, The Changing Structure of the Electric Power Industry 2000: An Update. The purpose of this report is to provide a comprehensive overview of the structure of the U.S. electric power industry, focusing on the past 10 years, with emphasis on the major changes that have occurred, their causes, and their effects. It is intended for a wide audience, including Congress, Federal and State agencies, the electric power industry, and the general public.

The legislation that created EIA vested the organization with n element of statutory independence. EIA does not take positions on policy questions. EIA's responsibility is to provide timely, high-quality information and to perform objective, credible analyses in support of deliberations by both public and private decision makers. Accordingly, this report does not purport to represent the policy positions of the U.S. Department of Energy or the Administration.

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