In 2024, shareholder-owned electric utilities in the United States had a negative free cash flow of 81.9 billion U.S. dollars. This was one of the lowest values reported, after a steady reduction in the sector's free cash flow since the beginning of the century. In the past decade, the long-term debt of shareholder-owned utilities also increased annually.
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Edison Electric Institute. (July 22, 2025). Free cash flow for shareholder-owned electric utilities in the United States from 2002 to 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/245848/free-cash-flow-for-us-shareholder-owned-electric-utilities/
Edison Electric Institute. "Free cash flow for shareholder-owned electric utilities in the United States from 2002 to 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. July 22, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/245848/free-cash-flow-for-us-shareholder-owned-electric-utilities/
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Edison Electric Institute, Free cash flow for shareholder-owned electric utilities in the United States from 2002 to 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/245848/free-cash-flow-for-us-shareholder-owned-electric-utilities/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Free cash flow for shareholder-owned electric utilities in the United States from 2002 to 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Edison Electric Institute, July 22, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/245848/free-cash-flow-for-us-shareholder-owned-electric-utilities/
