Empire Electric Association, Inc. Annual Report to the Members

Annual Report to the Members:

Empire Electric Association, Inc. System Statistics

Statistics are comparative for last year and 10 years previous.

System Statistics	1996	2006
Total active services at year end	12,942	15,355
Total miles of line	1,746	1,891
Total kWh purchased	386,388,156	535,299,264
Total kWh sold	372,204,559	522,996,816
Average monthly kWh usage for residential class	641	667
Average monthly bill for residential class	$51.47	$74.20
System peak demand - kW	64,027	76,603
Month of peak	December	December
Number of employees	65	65
Total margins	$2,868,259	$4,845,977
Cost per kWh purchased	3.257cents	4.818 cents
Cost per kWh sold	3.381 cents	4.932cents
Revenue per kwh sold	5.395 cents	7.082 cents
Capital Credits retired Empire Electric Tri-State G & T Total	$914,737 0 $914,737	$1,150,426 144,146 $1,294,572