一、美国电力工业概况１９９８年末美国公用电业净发电容量（不包括厂用电及自备电厂）７７９００万千瓦，售电量３２４００亿千瓦时。电力企业约有３２５５家，其中２６４家私有企业所拥有的装机容量和电力用户占７５％以上（详见附表）。在美国，电力规划、投资规模、建设招 I. Overview of US Power Industry At the end of 1998, the net generation capacity of public utilities in the United States (excluding power plants and self-provided power plants) was 779 million kilowatts, with a sales volume of 3.24 billion kilowatt hours. There are about 3,255 power companies, of which 264 have owned more than 75% of installed capacity and power users (see attached table). In the United States, power planning, investment scale, construction move