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100 U.S. Utilities Ranked by Distribution Pole Miles
| Utility |
State |
Utility
Type |
Overhead
Distribution
Pole Miles |
Estimated
Number Of
Distribution Poles2 |
Utility
Rank |
| American
Electric Power Co. |
OH |
IOU |
103,625 |
3,294,239 |
1 |
| Pacific
Gas and Electric Co. |
CA |
IOU |
87,492 |
2,781,371 |
2 |
| Duke
Power Co. |
NC |
IOU |
61,500 |
1,955,085 |
3 |
| Alabama
Power Co. |
AL |
IOU |
61,341 |
1,950,030 |
4 |
| Texas
Utilities Electric Co. |
TX |
IOU |
60,492 |
1,923,041 |
5 |
| Pennsylvania
Power & Light Co. |
PA |
IOU |
54,962 |
1,747,242 |
6 |
| Consumers
Power Co. |
MI |
IOU |
50,853 |
1,616,617 |
7 |
| Niagara
Mohawk Power Corp.1 |
NY |
IOU |
48,000 |
1,525,920 |
8 |
| PacifiCorp |
OR |
IOU |
44,900 |
1,427,371 |
9 |
| Carolina
Power & Light Co. |
NC |
IOU |
44,149 |
1,403,496 |
10 |
| Appalachian
Power Co. |
VA |
IOU |
42,679 |
1,356,760 |
11 |
| Southern
California Edison Co. |
CA |
IOU |
42,621 |
1,354,912 |
12 |
| Georgia
Power Co. |
GA |
IOU |
41,067 |
1,305,520 |
13 |
| Virginia
Electric and Power Co. |
VA |
IOU |
38,767 |
1,232,395 |
14 |
| Florida
Power & Light Co. |
FL |
IOU |
38,311 |
1,217,907 |
15 |
| Commonwealth
Edison Co |
IL |
IOU |
37,790 |
1,201,344 |
16 |
| Arkansas
Power & Light Co.1 |
AR |
IOU |
34,713 |
1,103,526 |
17 |
| New
York State Electric & Gas Corp. |
NY |
IOU |
33,606 |
1,068,335 |
18 |
| Consolidated
Edison Co. of New York |
NY |
IOU |
32,255 |
1,025,386 |
19 |
| Detroit
Edison Co. |
MI |
IOU |
31,566 |
1,003,483 |
20 |
| Union
Electric Co. |
MO |
IOU |
26,227 |
833,756 |
21 |
| Central
Power & Light Co. |
TX |
IOU |
25,287 |
803,874 |
22 |
| Oklahoma
Gas and Electric Co. |
OK |
IOU |
23,467 |
746,016 |
23 |
| Wisconsin
Electric Power Co. |
WI |
IOU |
23,004 |
731,297 |
24 |
| Gulf
States Utilities Co. |
TX |
IOU |
21,817 |
693,562 |
25 |
| Ohio
Power Co. |
OH |
IOU |
21,782 |
692,438 |
26 |
| MidAmerican
Energy Co. |
IA |
IOU |
21,005 |
667,760 |
27 |
| Western
Resources Inc. |
KS |
IOU |
20,746 |
659,502 |
28 |
| Louisiana
Power & Light Co. |
LA |
IOU |
20,363 |
647,340 |
29 |
| West
Penn Power Co. |
PA |
IOU |
19,910 |
632,946 |
30 |
| Central
Maine Power Co. |
ME |
IOU |
18,967 |
602,961 |
31 |
| Illinois
Power Co. |
IL |
IOU |
18,963 |
602,834 |
32 |
| Houston
Lighting & Power Co. |
TX |
IOU |
18,477 |
587,393 |
33 |
| Connecticut
Light & Power Co. |
CT |
IOU |
18,065 |
574,294 |
34 |
| Idaho
Power Co. |
ID |
IOU |
17,881 |
568,449 |
35 |
| Wisconsin
Public Service Corp. |
WI |
IOU |
17,828 |
566,743 |
36 |
| Florida
Power Corp. |
FL |
IOU |
17,499 |
556,293 |
37 |
| Northern
States Power Co. |
MN |
IOU |
17,112 |
544,002 |
38 |
| PSI
Energy, Inc. |
IN |
IOU |
16,455 |
523,104 |
39 |
| Potomac
Edison Co. |
MD |
IOU |
16,141 |
513,131 |
40 |
| Wisconsin
Power and Light Co. |
WI |
IOU |
15,823 |
503,013 |
41 |
| Jersey
Central Power & Light Co. |
NJ |
IOU |
15,649 |
497,485 |
42 |
| South
Carolina Electric & Gas Co. |
SC |
IOU |
15,596 |
495,808 |
43 |
| Indiana
Michigan Power Co. |
IN |
IOU |
15,399 |
489,542 |
44 |
| Commonwealth
Electric Co. |
MA |
IOU |
14,636 |
465,278 |
45 |
| Duquesne
Light Co. |
PA |
IOU |
14,602 |
464,198 |
46 |
| Boston
Edison Co. |
MA |
IOU |
14,561 |
462,894 |
47 |
| Public
Service Co. of Oklahoma |
OK |
IOU |
14,150 |
449,829 |
48 |
| IES
Utilities, Inc. |
IA |
IOU |
13,796 |
438,575 |
49 |
| Kentucky
Utilities Co. |
KY |
IOU |
13,754 |
437,240 |
50 |
| Montana
Power Co. |
MT |
IOU |
13,333 |
423,847 |
51 |
| Mississippi
Power & Light Co. |
MS |
IOU |
13,016 |
413,766 |
52 |
| Public
Service Co. of Colorado |
CO |
IOU |
12,927 |
410,949 |
53 |
| Cleveland
Electric Illuminating Co. |
OH |
IOU |
12,804 |
407,049 |
54 |
| Massachusetts
Electric Co. |
MA |
IOU |
12,645 |
401,980 |
55 |
| Interstate
Power Co.1 |
IA |
IOU |
12,500 |
397,375 |
56 |
| Ohio
Edison Co. |
OH |
IOU |
12,392 |
393,942 |
57 |
| Columbus
Southern Power Co. |
OH |
IOU |
11,950 |
379,900 |
58 |
| Dayton
Power & Light Co. |
OH |
IOU |
11,782 |
374,548 |
59 |
| PECO
Energy Co. |
PA |
IOU |
11,764 |
373,990 |
60 |
| Arizona
Public Service Co. |
AZ |
IOU |
10,930 |
347,465 |
61 |
| Puget
Sound Power & Light Co. |
WA |
IOU |
10,503 |
333,886 |
62 |
| Cincinnati
Gas & Electric Co. |
OH |
IOU |
9,972 |
317,010 |
63 |
| Bluebonnet
Electric Cooperative, Inc. |
TX |
REA |
9,524 |
302,768 |
64 |
| Baltimore
Gas & Electric Co. |
MD |
IOU |
9,428 |
299,716 |
65 |
| Clay
County Electric Cooperative |
FL |
REA |
9,369 |
297,831 |
66 |
| Central
Louisiana Electric Co., Inc |
LA |
IOU |
9,359 |
297,531 |
67 |
| Atlantic
City Electric Co. |
NJ |
IOU |
9,189 |
292,120 |
68 |
| Central
Illinois Public Service Co. |
IL |
IOU |
9,069 |
288,288 |
69 |
| Southern
Pine Electric Power Association |
MS |
REA |
8,951 |
284,552 |
70 |
| Kansas
City Power & Light Co. |
MO |
IOU |
8,949 |
284,481 |
71 |
| Tucson
Electric Power Co. |
AZ |
IOU |
8,737 |
277,749 |
72 |
| Kentucky
Power Co. |
KY |
IOU |
8,731 |
277,565 |
73 |
| Portland
General Electric Co. |
OR |
IOU |
8,717 |
277,113 |
74 |
| South
Central Power Co. |
OH |
REA |
8,634 |
274,475 |
75 |
| Public
Service Electric and Gas Co. |
NJ |
IOU |
8,531 |
271,200 |
76 |
| Sierra
Pacific Power Co. |
NV |
IOU |
8,491 |
269,929 |
77 |
| Rio
Grande Electric Cooperative, Inc. |
TX |
REA |
8,473 |
269,357 |
78 |
| Long
Island Lighting Co. |
NY |
IOU |
8,337 |
265,033 |
79 |
| Texas-New
Mexico Power Co. |
TX |
IOU |
8,240 |
261,938 |
80 |
| West
Texas Utilities Co. |
TX |
IOU |
8,142 |
258,834 |
81 |
| Northern
Indiana Public Service Co. |
IN |
IOU |
8,111 |
257,849 |
82 |
| Volunteer
Electric Cooperative |
TN |
REA |
7,949 |
252,699 |
83 |
| Central
Illinois Light Co. |
IL |
IOU |
7,804 |
248,100 |
84 |
| Northern
States Power Co. of Wisconsin |
WI |
IOU |
7,801 |
248,001 |
85 |
| Cap
Rock Electric Cooperative, Inc. |
TX |
REA |
7,800 |
247,962 |
86 |
| Medina
Electric Cooperative, Inc. |
TX |
REA |
7,688 |
244,402 |
87 |
| Midwest
Energy, Inc. |
KS |
REA |
7,620 |
242,240 |
88 |
| First
Electric Cooperative Corp. |
AR |
REA |
7,480 |
237,789 |
89 |
| Washington
Water Power Co. |
WA |
IOU |
7,463 |
237,264 |
90 |
| San
Diego Gas & Electric Co. |
CA |
IOU |
7,362 |
234,038 |
91 |
| Central
Vermont Public Service Corp. |
VT |
IOU |
7,228 |
229,763 |
92 |
| Los
Angeles Dept. of Water & Power |
CA |
MUNI/STATE |
7,188 |
228,507 |
93 |
| Toledo
Edison Co. |
OH |
IOU |
7,031 |
223,515 |
94 |
| Omaha
Public Power District |
NE |
MUNI/STATE |
6,916 |
219,860 |
95 |
| Rochester
Gas and Electric Corp. |
NY |
IOU |
6,886 |
218,906 |
96 |
| WestPlains
Energy |
CO |
IOU |
6,827 |
217,030 |
97 |
| Southwest
Louisiana Electric Membership Corp. |
LA |
REA |
6,822 |
216,871 |
98 |
| Tampa
Electric Co. |
FL |
IOU |
6,822 |
216,871 |
99 |
| Central
Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. |
NY |
IOU |
6,575 |
209,019 |
100 |
| Totals: |
|
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1,994,414 |
63,402,405 |
|
| Source:
Utility Data Institute's U.S. Electric Power Business Directory
and database, 1996.
1.
Pole miles for Arkansas Power & Light
(AR), Interstate Power (IA), and Niagara
Mohawk Power (NY) obtained from other sources since data not
included in UDI database.
2. Based on information compiled from utility
and industry sources, the number of distribution poles was estimated
using a weighted average of 31.79 poles/pole mile.|| top
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