Then and Now Statistics 

Statistics reveal Western’s growth and change from inception to its 25th anniversary.

Then

(1978)

25 years later

(2001)​

​Number of customers ​457 ​688
Composite firm power rate​ ​7.65 mills ​14.67 mills
Number of Federal employees​ ​984 ​1,290
Miles of transmission line​ ​15,764 ​16,867
Number of substations​ ​211 ​260
​Net generation ​29,792 GWh ​29,058 GWh
Duty stations​ ​40 ​52
Power sales​ ​34.9 billion kWh ​40.8 billion kWh
Power revenues​ ​$260.9 million ​$875.8 million
​Number of students at the EPTC ​126 ​389 (FY 02)
Number of powerplants​ ​46 ​56
Installed capability of generating units​ ​7,704 MW ​10,613 MW

Last modified on September 10th, 2024