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Largest Utility Companies in the US, 2025: Parent Companies Ranked by Customers, Sales and Revenue

Form EIA-861 sales to ultimate customers for 2025, rolled up from operating utilities to parent companies with fiscal 2025 SEC filings, with investor-owned, public power and cooperative utilities ranked separately.
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Data
U.S. EIA Form EIA-861 Annual Electric Power Industry Report, 2025 final data (Sales to Ultimate Customers, Delivery Companies, Short Form, Frame); SEC EDGAR 10-K Exhibit 21 subsidiary lists for parent mapping
Period
Calendar 2025 (EIA-861); fiscal 2025 10-K filings (filed February to March 2026)
Release used
2026-10-07
Next release
EIA-861 early release (2026 data): August 2027; final data: autumn 2027
Geography
50 states and the District of Columbia (territories excluded)
Sources
84 (77 official)
The answer

The largest utility companies in the US by electricity customers are Exelon (9.31 million in 2025), Duke Energy (8.63 million) and FirstEnergy (6.28 million), EIA-861 data show. Duke Energy sells the most power, 218.3 TWh, and collects the most retail revenue, $25.38 billion. The 10 largest parents serve 37.2% of US customers (36.6% weighted by ownership).

9.31 millionelectricity customers of Exelon, the largest US utility parent, across six utilities in 2025[1][10]
37.2%share of the 165,488,106 US electricity customers served by the 10 largest parent companies, 2025 (36.6% when partly owned utilities are weighted by the parent's stake)[1][3]
218.3 TWhretail electricity delivered by Duke Energy's six utilities in 2025, the most of any parent[1][11]
3,026electric utilities in the 2025 EIA-861 survey frame, of which 174 are investor-owned[1]

Operating utility to parent company ledger, fiscal 2025

Checked Checked each year when EIA releases final EIA-861 data (October) and parents file 10-K reports (February to March). Last checked 2026-11-05. Entries are neutral records of public data; each links to its source record.

Operating utility (EIA-861 name)Ownership recordDateEvidenceSource
Florida Power & Light CoListed as owned by NextEra Energy in 10-K2026-02-13own statementRecord
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.Listed as owned by PG&E Corporation in 10-K2026-02-12own statementRecord
Southern California Edison CoListed as owned by Edison International in 10-K2026-02-18own statementRecord
Commonwealth Edison CoListed as owned by Exelon in 10-K2026-02-12own statementRecord
Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLCListed as owned by Sempra in 10-K2026-02-26own statementRecord
Consolidated Edison Co-NY IncListed as owned by Consolidated Edison in 10-K2026-02-19own statementRecord
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLCListed as owned by Duke Energy in 10-K2026-02-26own statementRecord
CenterPoint EnergyListed as owned by CenterPoint Energy in 10-K2026-02-19own statementRecord
Georgia Power CoListed as owned by Southern Company in 10-K2026-02-19own statementRecord
Virginia Electric & Power CoListed as owned by Dominion Energy in 10-K2026-02-23own statementRecord
Public Service Elec & Gas CoListed as owned by Public Service Enterprise Group in 10-K2026-02-26own statementRecord
Avangrid, Inc.Became a wholly owned subsidiary of Iberdrola, S.A.2024-12-23own statementRecord
DTE Electric CompanyListed as owned by DTE Energy in 10-K2026-02-17own statementRecord
PacifiCorpListed as owned by Berkshire Hathaway Energy in 10-K2026-03-02own statementRecord
FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric CoListed as owned by FirstEnergy in 10-K2026-02-18own statementRecord
Duke Energy Florida, LLCListed as owned by Duke Energy in 10-K2026-02-26own statementRecord
Consumers Energy Co – (MI)Listed as owned by CMS Energy in 10-K2026-02-10own statementRecord
Duke Energy Progress – (NC)Listed as owned by Duke Energy in 10-K2026-02-26own statementRecord
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.Listed as owned by National Grid USA in 20-F2026-06-03own statementRecord
PECO Energy CoListed as owned by Exelon in 10-K2026-02-12own statementRecord
Public Service Co of ColoradoListed as owned by Xcel Energy in 10-K2026-02-25own statementRecord
Northern States Power Co – MinnesotaListed as owned by Xcel Energy in 10-K2026-02-25own statementRecord
Alabama Power CoListed as owned by Southern Company in 10-K2026-02-19own statementRecord
Ohio Power CoListed as owned by American Electric Power in 10-K2026-02-12own statementRecord
San Diego Gas & Electric CoListed as owned by Sempra in 10-K2026-02-26own statementRecord
PPL Electric Utilities CorpListed as owned by PPL Corporation in 10-K2026-02-20own statementRecord
NSTAR Electric CompanyListed as owned by Eversource Energy in 10-K2026-02-17own statementRecord
Arizona Public Service CoListed as owned by Pinnacle West Capital in 10-K2026-02-25own statementRecord
Massachusetts Electric CoListed as owned by National Grid USA in 20-F2026-06-03own statementRecord
Baltimore Gas & Electric CoListed as owned by Exelon in 10-K2026-02-12own statementRecord
Connecticut Light & Power CoListed as owned by Eversource Energy in 10-K2026-02-17own statementRecord
Union Electric Co – (MO)Listed as owned by Ameren in 10-K2026-02-18own statementRecord
Puget Sound Energy IncListed as owned by Puget Energy in 10-K2026-02-19own statementRecord
Ameren Illinois CompanyListed as owned by Ameren in 10-K2026-02-18own statementRecord
Jersey Central Power & Lt CoListed as owned by FirstEnergy in 10-K2026-02-18own statementRecord
Wisconsin Electric Power CoListed as owned by WEC Energy Group in 10-K2026-02-20own statementRecord
Entergy Louisiana LLCListed as owned by Entergy in 10-K2026-02-19own statementRecord
Ohio Edison CoListed as owned by FirstEnergy in 10-K2026-02-18own statementRecord
Nevada Power CoListed as owned by Berkshire Hathaway Energy in 10-K2026-03-02own statementRecord
Appalachian Power CoListed as owned by American Electric Power in 10-K2026-02-12own statementRecord
Potomac Electric Power CoListed as owned by Exelon in 10-K2026-02-12own statementRecord
Portland General Electric CoListed as owned by Portland General Electric in 10-K2026-02-17own statementRecord
AEP Texas Central CompanyListed as owned by American Electric Power in 10-K2026-02-12own statementRecord
New York State Elec & Gas CorpListed as owned by Avangrid (Iberdrola) in 10-K (fiscal 2023, last 10-K filed)2024-02-22own statementRecord
Duke Energy Indiana, LLCListed as owned by Duke Energy in 10-K2026-02-26own statementRecord
Oklahoma Gas & Electric CoListed as owned by OGE Energy in 10-K2026-02-18own statementRecord
Tampa Electric CoListed as owned by Emera in 10-K2026-02-23own statementRecord
MidAmerican Energy CoListed as owned by Berkshire Hathaway Energy in 10-K2026-03-02own statementRecord
Dominion Energy South Carolina, IncListed as owned by Dominion Energy in 10-K2026-02-23own statementRecord
Duke Energy Ohio IncListed as owned by Duke Energy in 10-K2026-02-26own statementRecord
Cleveland Electric Illum CoListed as owned by FirstEnergy in 10-K2026-02-18own statementRecord
Entergy Arkansas LLCListed as owned by Entergy in 10-K2026-02-19own statementRecord
Central Maine Power CoListed as owned by Avangrid (Iberdrola) in 10-K (fiscal 2023, last 10-K filed)2024-02-22own statementRecord
Indiana Michigan Power CoListed as owned by American Electric Power in 10-K2026-02-12own statementRecord
Evergy MetroListed as owned by Evergy in 10-K2026-02-19own statementRecord
Public Service Co of OklahomaListed as owned by American Electric Power in 10-K2026-02-12own statementRecord
Kentucky Utilities CoListed as owned by PPL Corporation in 10-K2026-02-20own statementRecord
Atlantic City Electric CoListed as owned by Exelon in 10-K2026-02-12own statementRecord
Delmarva PowerListed as owned by Exelon in 10-K2026-02-12own statementRecord
Public Service Co of NMListed as owned by TXNM Energy in 10-K2026-02-27own statementRecord
Southwestern Electric Power CoListed as owned by American Electric Power in 10-K2026-02-12own statementRecord
Public Service Co of NHListed as owned by Eversource Energy in 10-K2026-02-17own statementRecord
Entergy Texas Inc.Listed as owned by Entergy in 10-K2026-02-19own statementRecord
AES IndianaListed as owned by AES Corporation in 10-K2026-03-02own statementRecord
Dayton Power & Light CoListed as owned by AES Corporation in 10-K2026-03-02own statementRecord
The Narragansett Electric CoListed as owned by PPL Corporation in 10-K2026-02-20own statementRecord
Interstate Power and Light CoListed as owned by Alliant Energy in 10-K2026-02-20own statementRecord
Wisconsin Power & Light CoListed as owned by Alliant Energy in 10-K2026-02-20own statementRecord
Wisconsin Public Service CorpListed as owned by WEC Energy Group in 10-K2026-02-20own statementRecord
Entergy Mississippi LLCListed as owned by Entergy in 10-K2026-02-19own statementRecord
Tucson Electric Power CoListed as owned by Fortis in 10-K2026-02-12own statementRecord
The Potomac Edison CompanyListed as owned by FirstEnergy in 10-K2026-02-18own statementRecord
Louisville Gas & Electric CoListed as owned by PPL Corporation in 10-K2026-02-20own statementRecord
Southwestern Public Service CoListed as owned by Xcel Energy in 10-K2026-02-25own statementRecord
Evergy Kansas Central, IncListed as owned by Evergy in 10-K2026-02-19own statementRecord
Monongahela Power CoListed as owned by FirstEnergy in 10-K2026-02-18own statementRecord
Rochester Gas & Electric CorpListed as owned by Avangrid (Iberdrola) in 10-K (fiscal 2023, last 10-K filed)2024-02-22own statementRecord
Sierra Pacific Power CoListed as owned by Berkshire Hathaway Energy in 10-K2026-03-02own statementRecord
Evergy Missouri WestListed as owned by Evergy in 10-K2026-02-19own statementRecord
Evergy Kansas South, IncListed as owned by Evergy in 10-K2026-02-19own statementRecord
United Illuminating CoListed as owned by Avangrid (Iberdrola) in 10-K (fiscal 2023, last 10-K filed)2024-02-22own statementRecord
The Toledo Edison CoListed as owned by FirstEnergy in 10-K2026-02-18own statementRecord
Texas-New Mexico Power CoListed as owned by TXNM Energy in 10-K2026-02-27own statementRecord
Northern States Power CoListed as owned by Xcel Energy in 10-K2026-02-25own statementRecord
Orange & Rockland Utils IncListed as owned by Consolidated Edison in 10-K2026-02-19own statementRecord
Entergy New Orleans, LLCListed as owned by Entergy in 10-K2026-02-19own statementRecord
AEP Texas North CompanyListed as owned by American Electric Power in 10-K2026-02-12own statementRecord
Mississippi Power CoListed as owned by Southern Company in 10-K2026-02-19own statementRecord
Kentucky Power CoListed as owned by American Electric Power in 10-K2026-02-12own statementRecord
Duke Energy KentuckyListed as owned by Duke Energy in 10-K2026-02-26own statementRecord
Southern Indiana Gas & Elec CoListed as owned by CenterPoint Energy in 10-K2026-02-19own statementRecord
ALLETE, Inc. (Minnesota Power)Merger with Alloy Parent LLC recorded by EIA2025-12-15agency recordRecord
Rockland Electric CoListed as owned by Consolidated Edison in 10-K2026-02-19own statementRecord
Kingsport Power CoListed as owned by American Electric Power in 10-K2026-02-12own statementRecord
Wheeling Power CoListed as owned by American Electric Power in 10-K2026-02-12own statementRecord
Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp.Listed as owned by WEC Energy Group in 10-K2026-02-20own statementRecord
Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLCSempra holds an indirect 80.25% interest; 19.75% held by Texas Transmission Investment LLC2026-02-26own statementRecord
Duke Energy Indiana, LLCDuke Energy owns 80.1% of Duke Energy Indiana Holdco; GIC owns 19.9%2026-02-26own statementRecord
Duke Energy Florida, LLCFirst closing of Brookfield minority investment in Florida Progress: 9.19% (up to 19.7% by 2028)2026-03-03own statementRecord
AES IndianaCDPQ holds approximately 30% of IPALCO, AES Indiana's parent2026-03-02own statementRecord
Dayton Power & Light CoCDPQ acquired an indirect equity interest of approximately 30% in AES Ohio2025-04-04own statementRecord
AES Corporation (AES Indiana, AES Ohio)Merger agreement with Horizon Parent, L.P. (GIP and EQT-led consortium), $15.00 per share; pending2026-03-01own statementRecord
Dominion Energy (Virginia Electric & Power, Dominion Energy South Carolina)Merger agreement with NextEra Energy; closing expected second half of 20272026-05-15own statementRecord
TXNM Energy (PNM, TNMP)Acquisition by Blackstone Infrastructure affiliates pending New Mexico PRC approval2026-10-16own statementRecord
Tampa Electric CoParent Emera agreed a merger of equals with Canadian Utilities; close expected 20272026-10-06own statementRecord
Northern States Power Co (Wisconsin) Michigan electric serviceAgreement to sell Michigan electric assets to Upper Peninsula Power Company; close expected 2027 (reported in 10-Q filed 2026-10-29)2026-10-29own statementRecord
Avangrid, Inc.Filed Form 15-12G ending SEC reporting; no later 10-K2025-01-02agency recordRecord
New York State Electric & Gas CorpWebsite footer shows (c) 2026 AVANGRID (Internet Archive copy)2026-10-16own statementRecord

The largest utility companies in the US by customers: Exelon, Duke Energy and FirstEnergy

Rolled up to parent companies, three holding companies each serve more than 6 million electricity customers. Exelon leads with 9.31 million in 2025, although none of its six utilities is the largest single utility.

Exelon's 9.31 million customers in 2025 come from Commonwealth Edison in Illinois (4.16 million), PECO in Pennsylvania (1.71 million), Baltimore Gas and Electric, Pepco, Delmarva Power and Atlantic City Electric, according to Form EIA-861 2025 and the Exhibit 21 subsidiary list in Exelon's fiscal 2025 10-K.

Duke Energy follows with 8.63 million customers at six utilities in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. FirstEnergy is third with 6.28 million at seven utilities. NextEra Energy (6.01 million) and PG&E Corporation (5.73 million) each own one large utility.

The 20 largest US utility parent companies by electricity customers, 2025 Download CSV
RankParent companyCustomers (millions)Share of US customers (%)Customers, ownership-weighted (millions)Rank, ownership-weightedOperating utilities (customers, millions)States
1Exelon9.315.69.311Commonwealth Edison Co (4.16M); PECO Energy Co (1.71M); Baltimore Gas & Electric Co (1.35M); Potomac Electric Power Co (0.96M); Atlantic City Electric Co (0.58M); Delmarva Power (0.56M)DC DE IL MD NJ PA
2Duke Energy8.635.28.442Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (2.96M); Duke Energy Florida, LLC (2.04M); Duke Energy Progress – (NC) (1.78M); Duke Energy Indiana, LLC (0.92M); Duke Energy Ohio Inc (0.77M); Duke Energy Kentucky (0.16M)FL IN KY NC OH SC
3FirstEnergy6.283.86.283FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co (2.10M); Jersey Central Power & Lt Co (1.18M); Ohio Edison Co (1.08M); Cleveland Electric Illum Co (0.76M); The Potomac Edison Company (0.45M); Monongahela Power Co (0.40M); +1 moreMD NJ NY OH PA WV
4NextEra Energy6.013.66.014Florida Power & Light Co (6.01M)FL
5PG&E Corporation5.733.55.735Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (5.73M)CA
6American Electric Power5.663.45.666Ohio Power Co (1.54M); Appalachian Power Co (0.97M); AEP Texas Central Company (0.93M); Indiana Michigan Power Co (0.62M); Public Service Co of Oklahoma (0.59M); Southwestern Electric Power Co (0.56M); +4 moreAR IN KY LA MI OH OK TN TX VA WV
7Sempra5.633.44.828Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC (4.08M); San Diego Gas & Electric Co (1.54M)CA TX
8Edison International5.333.25.337Southern California Edison Co (5.33M)CA
9Southern Company4.582.84.589Georgia Power Co (2.83M); Alabama Power Co (1.56M); Mississippi Power Co (0.19M)AL GA MS
10Berkshire Hathaway Energy4.412.74.4110PacifiCorp (2.14M); Nevada Power Co (1.05M); MidAmerican Energy Co (0.84M); Sierra Pacific Power Co (0.39M)CA IA ID IL NV OR SD UT WA WY
11Consolidated Edison4.002.44.0011Consolidated Edison Co-NY Inc (3.68M); Orange & Rockland Utils Inc (0.25M); Rockland Electric Co (0.08M)NJ NY
12Xcel Energy3.882.33.8812Public Service Co of Colorado (1.61M); Northern States Power Co – Minnesota (1.59M); Southwestern Public Service Co (0.41M); Northern States Power Co (0.27M)CO MI MN ND NM SD TX WI
13Dominion Energy3.632.23.6313Virginia Electric & Power Co (2.81M); Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc (0.82M)NC SC VA
14Eversource Energy3.342.03.3414NSTAR Electric Company (1.48M); Connecticut Light & Power Co (1.31M); Public Service Co of NH (0.55M)CT MA NH
15National Grid USA3.121.93.1215Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. (1.72M); Massachusetts Electric Co (1.40M)MA NY
16Entergy3.051.83.0516Entergy Louisiana LLC (1.11M); Entergy Arkansas LLC (0.74M); Entergy Texas Inc. (0.53M); Entergy Mississippi LLC (0.46M); Entergy New Orleans, LLC (0.21M)AR LA MS TN TX
17PPL Corporation3.051.83.0517PPL Electric Utilities Corp (1.50M); Kentucky Utilities Co (0.58M); The Narragansett Electric Co (0.52M); Louisville Gas & Electric Co (0.44M)KY PA RI VA
18CenterPoint Energy3.011.83.0118CenterPoint Energy (2.86M); Southern Indiana Gas & Elec Co (0.15M)IN TX
19Ameren2.501.52.5019Union Electric Co – (MO) (1.27M); Ameren Illinois Company (1.23M)IL MO
20Public Service Enterprise Group2.411.52.4120Public Service Elec & Gas Co (2.41M)NJ

Customers are bundled plus delivery-only accounts of each operating utility (Form EIA-861 Sales to Ultimate Customers, plus Texas ERCOT delivery companies). Parent mapping from each parent's fiscal 2025 10-K. Sempra includes Oncor, in which it holds an indirect 80.25% interest. Share uses the EIA total of 165,488,106 customers. Primary basis is full consolidation: each operating utility's customers count in full for the parent that controls it. The ownership-weighted column multiplies each utility by the parent's equity interest at December 31, 2025: Oncor 80.25% (Sempra), Duke Energy Indiana 80.1% (Duke Energy); all other listed utilities are wholly owned.

Source: [1][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][3] U.S. Energy Information Administration; U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Energy Information Administration

No other parent in the top 20 has a partial stake in a retail utility it is credited with, based on a text search of the fiscal 2025 10-K reports. Outside the top 20, AES holds about 70% of AES Indiana and of AES Ohio, where CDPQ owns about 30%; AES's weighted count is 0.74 million against 1.06 million in full. Partial stakes in transmission companies (FirstEnergy Transmission, American Transmission Co) do not affect customer counts.

The 20 largest US utility parent companies by customers, 2025

Electricity customers of each parent's operating utilities, millions

The 20 largest US utility parent companies by customers, 2025Horizontal bar chart of the 20 largest US utility parents by 2025 electricity customers. Exelon leads with 9.31 million, Duke Energy has 8.63 million and FirstEnergy 6.28 million; No. 20 is Public Service Enterprise Group with 2.41 million.million customersExelon9.31Duke Energy8.63FirstEnergy6.28NextEra Energy6.01PG&E Corporation5.73American Electric Power5.66Sempra5.63Edison International5.33Southern Company4.58Berkshire Hathaway Energy4.41Consolidated Edison4Xcel Energy3.88Dominion Energy3.63Eversource Energy3.34National Grid USA3.12Entergy3.05PPL Corporation3.05CenterPoint Energy3.01Ameren2.5Public Service Enterprise Group2.41

Source: U.S. EIA, Form EIA-861 2025 final data (released 2026-10-07); parent mapping from fiscal 2025 SEC 10-K filings. ECW Data Desk analysis

Customer (EIA-861): An electricity account at a metered location, not a person. In this ranking a utility's customers are its bundled-service accounts plus its delivery-only accounts, whose energy comes from a competitive supplier.

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Duke Energy sells the most electricity and collects the most retail revenue

Ranked by volume or money, Duke Energy moves to first place: 218.3 TWh and $25.38 billion of retail electric revenue in 2025. Texas wires companies rank high on volume and low on revenue.

Duke Energy delivered 218.3 TWh to retail customers in 2025, ahead of Exelon (196.2 TWh) and American Electric Power (196.0 TWh). The 10 largest parents by volume delivered 39.5% of the 4,079.9 TWh sold to US retail customers in 2025 (EIA Electric Power Annual Table 2.2).

The 20 largest US utility parent companies by retail electricity sales, 2025 Download CSV
RankParent companyRetail sales (TWh)Share of US sales (%)Customers (millions)MWh per customer
1Duke Energy218.35.38.6325.3
2Exelon196.24.89.3121.1
3American Electric Power196.04.85.6634.6
4Sempra187.94.65.6333.4
5Southern Company151.33.74.5833.0
6FirstEnergy148.53.66.2823.6
7NextEra Energy130.03.26.0121.6
8Entergy128.93.23.0542.2
9Berkshire Hathaway Energy128.43.14.4129.1
10Dominion Energy126.33.13.6334.8
11CenterPoint Energy116.02.83.0138.5
12Xcel Energy94.22.33.8824.2
13Edison International78.31.95.3314.7
14PPL Corporation74.61.83.0524.5
15PG&E Corporation71.81.85.7312.5
16Ameren65.41.62.5026.1
17Consolidated Edison59.61.54.0014.9
18National Grid USA52.81.33.1216.9
19Eversource Energy51.71.33.3415.5
20DTE Energy44.61.12.2919.4

Retail sales are bundled plus delivery-only megawatthours. For delivery-only volumes the energy is sold by a competitive supplier and carried by the utility. Share uses EIA total retail sales of 4,079,909,354 MWh.

Source: [1][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][4] U.S. Energy Information Administration; U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Energy Information Administration

The 15 largest US utility parents by retail electricity sales, 2025

Bundled plus delivery-only sales to ultimate customers, terawatt-hours

The 15 largest US utility parents by retail electricity sales, 2025Horizontal bar chart of retail electricity sales in 2025. Duke Energy leads with 218.3 TWh, followed by Exelon (196.2 TWh) and American Electric Power (196.0 TWh).TWhDuke Energy218Exelon196American Electric Power196Sempra188Southern Company151FirstEnergy148NextEra Energy130Entergy129Berkshire Hathaway Energy128Dominion Energy126CenterPoint Energy116Xcel Energy94.2Edison International78.3PPL Corporation74.6PG&E Corporation71.8

Source: U.S. EIA, Form EIA-861 2025 final data (released 2026-10-07); parent mapping from fiscal 2025 SEC 10-K filings. ECW Data Desk analysis

On retail electric revenue, Duke Energy ($25.38 billion), Exelon ($20.46 billion) and Southern Company ($19.32 billion) lead. Revenue per MWh separates the models: Sempra collected $48.17 per MWh because Oncor bills only delivery charges, while PG&E Corporation collected $254.30 per MWh.

The 20 largest US utility parent companies by retail electric revenue, 2025 Download CSV
RankParent companyRetail electric revenue, EIA-861 ($ billions)Consolidated revenue, FY2025 10-K ($ billions)Retail revenue per MWh ($)
1Duke Energy25.3831.74116.29
2Exelon20.4624.26104.28
3Southern Company19.3229.55127.69
4PG&E Corporation18.2524.93254.30
5Edison International17.0119.32217.30
6NextEra Energy16.6925.80128.36
7American Electric Power16.0221.8881.71
8Dominion Energy14.1916.51112.31
9Berkshire Hathaway Energy12.6626.2098.62
10Consolidated Edison12.5416.92210.52
11FirstEnergy12.4615.0983.92
12Entergy11.8112.9591.65
13Xcel Energy10.6014.67112.50
14Sempra9.0513.7048.17
15Eversource Energy8.7813.55169.86
16PPL Corporation7.239.0496.86
17National Grid USA6.80n/a128.82
18DTE Energy6.1815.81138.64
19Ameren6.098.8093.13
20Public Service Enterprise Group6.0912.17150.11

EIA-861 retail electric revenue only (bundled plus delivery charges). Consolidated revenue is the company-wide figure from each FY2025 10-K XBRL filing and includes gas, wholesale, transmission and non-utility business; Duke Energy and NextEra Energy report it under the revenue-from-contracts tag. National Grid files IFRS accounts for the whole group, so no US figure is shown.

Source: [1][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64][65][66][67][68][69] U.S. Energy Information Administration; U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (data.sec.gov); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (data.sec.gov); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (data.sec.gov); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (data.sec.gov); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (data.sec.gov); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (data.sec.gov); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (data.sec.gov); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (data.sec.gov); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (data.sec.gov); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (data.sec.gov); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (data.sec.gov); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (data.sec.gov); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (data.sec.gov); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (data.sec.gov); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (data.sec.gov); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (data.sec.gov); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (data.sec.gov); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (data.sec.gov); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (data.sec.gov); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (data.sec.gov); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (data.sec.gov); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (data.sec.gov); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (data.sec.gov)

Florida Power & Light is the biggest single electric company in the US

Among single operating companies, Florida Power & Light leads with 6.01 million customers, followed by Pacific Gas and Electric and Southern California Edison.

Florida Power & Light served 6.01 million customers in 2025, Pacific Gas and Electric 5.73 million and Southern California Edison 5.33 million. EIA reported 5.48 million for Pacific Gas and Electric and 5.07 million for Southern California Edison in 2017, on the same survey.

Oncor (4.08 million) and CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric (2.86 million) are delivery-only wires companies in the competitive Texas ERCOT market. EIA files them separately in Delivery_Companies_2025.xlsx; leaving that file out would drop more than 8 million Texas accounts from any utility ranking.

The 25 largest US operating electric utilities by customers, 2025 (all ownership types) Download CSV
RankOperating utilityOwnershipParent (SEC filing)StatesCustomers (millions)Retail sales (TWh)Revenue ($ billions)
1Florida Power & Light CoInvestor-ownedNextEra EnergyFL6.01130.016.69
2Pacific Gas & Electric Co.Investor-ownedPG&E CorporationCA5.7371.818.25
3Southern California Edison CoInvestor-ownedEdison InternationalCA5.3378.317.01
4Commonwealth Edison CoInvestor-ownedExelonIL4.1686.87.73
5Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLCInvestor-ownedSempraTX4.08171.15.32
6Consolidated Edison Co-NY IncInvestor-ownedConsolidated EdisonNY3.6853.811.57
7Duke Energy Carolinas, LLCInvestor-ownedDuke EnergyNC SC2.9681.48.44
8CenterPoint EnergyInvestor-ownedCenterPoint EnergyTX2.86111.13.48
9Georgia Power CoInvestor-ownedSouthern CompanyGA2.8389.311.10
10Virginia Electric & Power CoInvestor-ownedDominion EnergyNC VA2.81104.611.30
11Public Service Elec & Gas CoInvestor-ownedPublic Service Enterprise GroupNJ2.4140.66.09
12DTE Electric CompanyInvestor-ownedDTE EnergyMI2.2944.66.18
13PacifiCorpInvestor-ownedBerkshire Hathaway EnergyCA ID OR UT WA WY2.1459.66.76
14FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric CoInvestor-ownedFirstEnergyNY PA2.1051.34.25
15Duke Energy Florida, LLCInvestor-ownedDuke EnergyFL2.0441.16.42
16Consumers Energy Co – (MI)Investor-ownedCMS EnergyMI1.9037.45.47
17Duke Energy Progress – (NC)Investor-ownedDuke EnergyNC SC1.7844.45.40
18Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.Investor-ownedNational Grid USANY1.7233.43.58
19PECO Energy CoInvestor-ownedExelonPA1.7136.23.25
20Public Service Co of ColoradoInvestor-ownedXcel EnergyCO1.6128.33.59
21Northern States Power Co – MinnesotaInvestor-ownedXcel EnergyMN ND SD1.5932.74.31
22Alabama Power CoInvestor-ownedSouthern CompanyAL1.5652.27.14
23Ohio Power CoInvestor-ownedAmerican Electric PowerOH1.5455.53.57
24San Diego Gas & Electric CoInvestor-ownedSempraCA1.5416.83.73
25Los Angeles Department of Water & PowerMunicipaln/aCA1.5220.75.28

Single operating companies as they report to EIA. Behind-the-meter solar providers are excluded. Parent shown only where an SEC filing was opened.

Source: [1][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31] U.S. Energy Information Administration; U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR)

Public power and co-ops: Los Angeles DWP, Salt River Project and Pedernales lead their groups

No public power utility or co-op is as large as the 20 largest investor-owned parents, but the biggest are larger than many investor-owned utilities. They are ranked here by ownership type.

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power was the largest municipal utility in 2025 with 1,516,453 customers, followed by CPS Energy of San Antonio (986,641) and Austin Energy (577,889). Salt River Project in Arizona was the largest political subdivision (1,188,189) and the Long Island Power Authority the largest state utility (1,166,171).

Pedernales Electric Cooperative in Texas was the largest co-op in 2025 with 474,954 customers, 42.3% more than the 333,809 EIA reported for 2017. Four of the 10 largest co-ops are in Florida and three in Georgia.

Largest public power and cooperative utilities by ownership type, 2025 Download CSV
Show all 33 rows
Ownership typeRank in typeUtilityStatesCustomersRetail sales (TWh)Revenue ($ millions)
Municipal1Los Angeles Department of Water & PowerCA1,516,45320.75275.1
Municipal2City of San Antonio – (TX)TX986,64125.92874.4
Municipal3Austin EnergyTX577,88914.61584.8
Municipal4JEAFL540,95013.01566.9
Municipal5City of Seattle – (WA)WA525,0409.11198.2
Municipal6Nashville Electric ServiceTN470,92712.31596.4
Municipal7City of Memphis – (TN)TN429,09513.71666.3
Municipal8Orlando Utilities CommFL288,4927.5852.9
Municipal9City of Colorado Springs – (CO)CO264,1064.5544.7
Municipal10City of Huntsville – (AL)AL226,5135.5656.2
Political subdivision1Salt River ProjectAZ1,188,18934.44069.3
Political subdivision2Sacramento Municipal Util DistCA675,49110.51839.7
Political subdivision3Omaha Public Power DistrictNE419,81915.21443.7
Political subdivision4PUD No 1 of Snohomish County – (WA)WA385,1596.9756.6
Political subdivision5PUD No 1 of Clark County – (WA)WA243,8094.7441.8
State1Long Island Power AuthorityNY1,166,17118.54447.7
State2South Carolina Public Service AuthoritySC219,89710.3858.1
State3Navajo Tribal Utility AuthorityAZ NM UT43,2500.9111.0
State4New River Light & Power CoNC9,1780.222.4
State5Virginia Tech Electric ServiceVA6,9320.351.2
Federal1Tennessee Valley AuthorityAL KY MS NC TN6522.51154.0
Federal2WAPA– Western Area Power AdministrationAZ CA CO KS MN MT ND NE NM NV SD UT WY2335.1189.4
Federal3Bonneville Power AdministrationOR WA101.242.4
Cooperative1Pedernales Electric Coop, IncTX474,9548.41004.5
Cooperative2Middle Tennessee E M CTN348,6609.01064.2
Cooperative3Denton County Elec Coop, IncTX337,0156.7850.5
Cooperative4Jackson Electric Member Corp – (GA)GA272,1796.1683.5
Cooperative5Lee County Electric Coop, Inc – (FL)FL267,0194.7638.5
Cooperative6Sumter Electric Coop, IncFL264,7304.3606.1
Cooperative7Withlacoochee River Elec CoopFL255,5064.9624.6
Cooperative8Cobb Electric Membership CorpGA226,8444.1452.8
Cooperative9Sawnee Electric Membership CorporationGA203,5303.8469.6
Cooperative10Clay Electric Cooperative, Inc – (FL)FL197,3093.7476.1

EIA ownership classes. Federal entities are ranked by retail sales because they serve few retail accounts; TVA's main business is wholesale.

Source: [1] U.S. Energy Information Administration

The 15 largest public power and cooperative utilities by customers, 2025

Municipal, political subdivision, state and cooperative utilities, million customers

The 15 largest public power and cooperative utilities by customers, 2025Horizontal bar chart of the largest non-investor-owned utilities in 2025: Los Angeles DWP 1.52 million customers, Salt River Project 1.19 million and Long Island Power Authority 1.17 million; the largest co-op, Pedernales, has 0.47 million.million customersLos Angeles DWP1.52Salt River Project1.19Long Island Power Authority1.17CPS Energy (City of San Antonio)0.99Sacramento Municipal Util Dist0.68Austin Energy0.58JEA0.54Seattle City Light (City of Seattle)0.53Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc0.47Nashville Electric Service0.47Memphis (City of Memphis)0.43Omaha Public Power District0.42PUD No 1 of Snohomish County – (WA)0.39Middle Tennessee E M C0.35Denton County Elec Coop, Inc0.34

Source: U.S. EIA, Form EIA-861 2025 Sales to Ultimate Customers. ECW Data Desk analysis

The Tennessee Valley Authority, the largest federal power entity, sold 22.5 TWh directly to 65 retail customers in 2025 and 146.4 TWh for resale, mostly to local public power and co-op distributors. Federal utilities are therefore ranked by sales, not customers.

Investor-owned utility (IOU): A shareholder-owned company, usually a subsidiary of a holding company, regulated by a state utility commission.

Cooperative (co-op): A not-for-profit utility owned by the members it serves, who elect its board. Most serve rural and suburban areas.

Public power: Utilities owned by a city (municipal), a public utility district or irrigation district (political subdivision), a state authority or the federal government.

The American Public Power Association says public power utilities serve more than 55 million Americans in 2,000 communities, about 1 in 7 electricity customers. The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association says co-ops serve 42 million people and power more than 23 million businesses, homes, schools and farms. These are association figures counting people, not EIA account counts.

The 10 largest parent companies serve 37.2% of US electricity customers

Ownership is concentrated at the holding-company level: the top 10 parents served 61.58 million of 165,488,106 US customers in 2025, and the top 20 served 56.5%.

How much of the US the largest parents serve

Cumulative share of US electricity customers served by the top 1 to 20 parent companies, 2025

How much of the US the largest parents serveLine chart of the cumulative share of US electricity customers served by the largest parents in 2025: 5.6% for the largest, 21.7% for the top 5, 37.2% for the top 10 and 56.5% for the top 20.020.040.060.0% of US customers14710131620

Source: U.S. EIA, Form EIA-861 2025 and Electric Power Annual 2025 Table 2.1; SEC 10-K filings. ECW Data Desk analysis

Exelon alone held 5.6% of US customers in 2025. The top five held 21.7%, the top 10 37.2% and the top 20 56.5%. The denominator is EIA's count of 165,488,106 ultimate customers, which rose 1.1% from 163,741,126 in 2024. Weighted by ownership stakes, the top five held 21.6%, the top 10 36.6% and the top 20 56.0%; the top-10 gap of 0.6 percentage points comes almost entirely from Oncor.

Concentration of US electricity customers, 2025 Download CSV
GroupShare of customers (%)Share, ownership-weighted (%)
Top 1 parents5.65.6
Top 5 parents21.721.6
Top 10 parents37.236.6
Top 20 parents56.556.0
Investor-owned utilities (all)71.6
Cooperative utilities (all)13.8
Municipal utilities (all)11.0
Political subdivision utilities (all)2.7
State utilities (all)0.9
Federal utilities (all)0.0

Top-N rows: parent customers / EIA total customers (165,488,106). Ownership rows: long-form plus short-form utility customers by ownership type / their sum; federal is less than one tenth of a percent. Ownership-weighted shares rank parents by customers times equity interest.

Source: [1][3] U.S. Energy Information Administration; U.S. Energy Information Administration

Who serves US electricity customers, by utility ownership type, 2025

Share of utility customers (long-form plus short-form EIA-861 respondents)

Who serves US electricity customers, by utility ownership type, 2025Bar chart of 2025 utility customers by ownership type: investor-owned 71.6%, cooperative 13.8%, municipal 11.0%, political subdivision 2.7%, state 0.9% and federal less than one tenth of a percent.020.040.060.080.0% of utility customers71.6Investor-owned13.8Cooperative11.0Municipal2.7Politicalsubdivision0.9State0Federal

Source: U.S. EIA, Form EIA-861 and EIA-861S 2025. ECW Data Desk analysis

The 2025 EIA-861 frame lists 3,026 electric utilities: 1,820 municipal, 861 cooperative, 174 investor-owned, 137 political subdivision, 24 state and 10 federal entities. EIA counted 168 investor-owned utilities, 1,958 publicly owned utilities and 812 co-ops for 2017; the 2025 frame holds 1,991 publicly owned entities and 861 co-ops, though the frame also includes some entities without retail customers.

Residential prices at the 20 largest utilities run from 13.43 to 37.52 cents per kWh

Average residential revenue per kWh at the 20 utilities with the most bundled residential customers spans 24.09 cents in 2025, and 12 of the 20 sit above the US average of 17.23 cents.

Duke Energy Carolinas had the lowest average at 13.43 cents per kWh in 2025, then PacifiCorp (14.42) and Florida Power & Light (14.62). The three highest were two California utilities and one New York utility: Pacific Gas and Electric 37.52 cents, Consolidated Edison 36.74 and Southern California Edison 31.48.

Average residential price at the 20 largest operating utilities by bundled residential customers, 2025 Download CSV
RankOperating utilityOwnershipStatesBundled residential customersAverage residential price (cents/kWh)Average monthly use (kWh)
1Florida Power & Light CoInvestor-ownedFL5,337,11814.621,111
2Southern California Edison CoInvestor-ownedCA3,262,17731.48474
3Commonwealth Edison CoInvestor-ownedIL3,020,13017.71606
4Consolidated Edison Co-NY IncInvestor-ownedNY2,777,07236.74373
5Duke Energy Carolinas, LLCInvestor-ownedNC SC2,543,17013.431,009
6Virginia Electric & Power CoInvestor-ownedNC VA2,517,95815.071,049
7Georgia Power CoInvestor-ownedGA2,480,48416.28990
8DTE Electric CompanyInvestor-ownedMI2,078,31520.25623
9Public Service Elec & Gas CoInvestor-ownedNJ1,978,22225.03561
10PacifiCorpInvestor-ownedCA ID OR UT WA WY1,867,24614.42815
11Duke Energy Florida, LLCInvestor-ownedFL1,819,96218.361,009
12Pacific Gas & Electric Co.Investor-ownedCA1,738,44437.52464
13Consumers Energy Co – (MI)Investor-ownedMI1,662,74120.66649
14Duke Energy Progress – (NC)Investor-ownedNC SC1,527,82515.071,061
15FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric CoInvestor-ownedNY PA1,474,81618.76884
16Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.Investor-ownedNY1,449,42819.89652
17Northern States Power Co – MinnesotaInvestor-ownedMN ND SD1,420,80716.50634
18Los Angeles Department of Water & PowerMunicipalCA1,415,60226.48469
19Public Service Co of ColoradoInvestor-ownedCO1,379,91015.90584
20Alabama Power CoInvestor-ownedAL1,342,82717.911,129

Average revenue per kWh = bundled residential revenue / bundled residential sales. It includes fixed charges and excludes residential customers who buy energy from another supplier. Not a tariff.

Source: [1][6] U.S. Energy Information Administration; U.S. Energy Information Administration

Average residential price at the 20 largest utilities, 2025

Bundled residential revenue divided by bundled residential sales, cents per kWh

Average residential price at the 20 largest utilities, 2025Horizontal bar chart of 2025 average residential prices at the 20 largest utilities, from 37.52 cents per kWh at Pacific Gas and Electric down to 13.43 cents at Duke Energy Carolinas; the US average was 17.23 cents.cents per kWhPacific Gas & Electric Co.37.5Consolidated Edison Co-NY Inc36.7Southern California Edison Co31.5Los Angeles Department of Water & Powe26.5Public Service Elec & Gas Co25.0Consumers Energy Co – (MI)20.7DTE Electric Company20.2Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.19.9FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co18.8Duke Energy Florida, LLC18.4Alabama Power Co17.9Commonwealth Edison Co17.7Northern States Power Co – Minnesota16.5Georgia Power Co16.3Public Service Co of Colorado15.9Virginia Electric & Power Co15.1Duke Energy Progress – (NC)15.1Florida Power & Light Co14.6PacifiCorp14.4Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC13.4

Source: U.S. EIA, Form EIA-861 2025 Sales to Ultimate Customers (Part A, bundled service). ECW Data Desk analysis

The bundled figure covers only customers who buy energy from the utility. Pacific Gas and Electric served 1,738,444 bundled residential customers out of 5,055,556 residential accounts in 2025 (34.4%); most of the rest buy energy from community choice aggregators. State-level prices and bills are covered in the average electric bill by state report; outage records by state are in power outages by state.

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How the operating utilities map to their parent companies

The ledger below records, for each of the 94 operating utilities rolled up, the parent named in an SEC filing and the date of that filing.

Every roll-up rests on a filing opened on EDGAR: an Exhibit 21 subsidiary list, or the 10-K text where the parent files without one. 34 parents are mapped. Utilities whose parent files nothing with the SEC, such as Duquesne Light, El Paso Electric and Cleco Power, appear as stand-alone companies; none would reach the top 20. Avangrid filed Form 15 on January 2, 2025 and has filed no 10-K since fiscal 2023, so its mapping still rests on the fiscal 2023 Exhibit 21; archived copies of the NYSEG, RG&E, Central Maine Power and United Illuminating websites from October and November 2026 all carry the Avangrid name.

  • NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy: merger agreement signed May 15, 2026; each Dominion share converts into 0.8138 NextEra shares plus a pro rata share of $360 million in cash; closing expected in the second half of 2027 (NextEra 8-K).
  • AES Corporation (AES Indiana, AES Ohio): merger agreement with Horizon Parent, L.P., a consortium led by GIP and EQT Infrastructure VI, signed March 1, 2026, at $15.00 a share; pending regulatory approvals.
  • TXNM Energy (PNM, TNMP): sale to Blackstone Infrastructure affiliates approved by Texas regulators on February 6, 2026 and FERC on February 20, 2026; New Mexico review continues.
  • Duke Energy Florida: Brookfield bought 9.19% of parent Florida Progress on March 3, 2026, toward up to 19.7% by 2028.
  • Emera (Tampa Electric): merger of equals with Canadian Utilities announced October 6, 2026; close expected in 2027.
  • Xcel Energy: NSP-Wisconsin agreed to sell its Michigan electric assets to Upper Peninsula Power Company; close expected in 2027.
  • None of these had closed by November 5, 2026, so the 2025 ranking uses the ownership in the fiscal 2025 filings.

For contractors, the parent matters for interconnection, line-extension and vendor rules, which are often set at holding-company level across several states. Contractor rankings are in largest electrical contractors, and business resources are in the business section.

Counts from the ledger

Top 20 parent companies by retail customers, with operating subsidiaries

Formulasum over each parent's operating utilities of (Part A bundled + Part C delivery-only customers), Texas delivery companies included

Inputs: fact sheet utility customer rows; derived_metrics parent customer rows; parent evidence in registry.csv (fact sheet rows)

Result: Exelon 9.31 million; Duke Energy 8.63 million; FirstEnergy 6.28 million; No. 20 Public Service Enterprise Group 2.41 million

Multi-state holding companies outrank the largest single utility (Florida Power & Light) once subsidiaries are added together.

Limitations: Accounts, not people. Sempra counts all of Oncor although it holds an indirect 80.25% interest.

Top 20 parent companies by MWh and by retail revenue

Formulasum of bundled + delivery-only MWh and revenue by parent

Inputs: fact sheet utility MWh and revenue rows; derived parent MWh and revenue rows (fact sheet rows)

Result: Duke Energy first on both: 218.3 TWh and $25.38 billion

Parents with heavy industrial load, such as Entergy and CenterPoint Energy, rank higher on MWh than on customers; California parents rank higher on revenue.

Limitations: Delivery-only revenue excludes the energy charge, which depresses revenue for Texas and other retail-choice utilities.

Share of US customers served by the top 10 parents

Formulasum of top 10 parent customers / EIA total ultimate customers (165,488,106) x 100

Inputs: derived parent customer rows; fact sheet row 1 (fact sheet rows)

Result: 37.2% (61.58 million customers); top 20: 56.5%; ownership-weighted 36.6% and 56.0%

More than a third of US electricity accounts are served by subsidiaries of 10 companies.

Limitations: The EIA total counts Texas retail accounts while the parent count uses Texas wires meters; the two differ by less than one percent.

Largest public power and co-op utilities

Formularank by customers within each EIA ownership type; federal ranked by MWh

Inputs: fact sheet utility rows for municipal, political subdivision, state, federal and cooperative utilities (fact sheet rows)

Result: Los Angeles DWP 1,516,453; Salt River Project 1,188,189; Long Island Power Authority 1,166,171; Pedernales 474,954

The largest public power systems are city-sized; the largest co-ops are suburban Sun Belt systems that have grown fast.

Limitations: Short-form (EIA-861S) utilities are not ranked individually; they are all small.

Average residential price at the 20 largest operating utilities

Formulabundled residential revenue (thousand $) / bundled residential MWh x 100 = cents per kWh

Inputs: fact sheet bundled residential rows for each utility (fact sheet rows)

Result: 13.43 cents (Duke Energy Carolinas) to 37.52 cents (Pacific Gas and Electric); 12 of 20 above 17.23

The highest average is 2.8 times the lowest, a spread of 24.09 cents per kWh.

Limitations: Average revenue, not a tariff; includes fixed charges and excludes customers on competitive or CCA supply.

Parent ranking on an ownership-weighted basis

Formulasum over operating utilities of customers x parent's equity interest at December 31, 2025

Inputs: tables/utilities.csv; fact rows 484 to 490 (fact sheet rows)

Result: Sempra 4.82 million (8th, was 7th); Edison International 5.33 million (7th); Duke Energy 8.44 million (2nd)

Only two top-20 parents hold partial stakes in retail utilities, so the weighting moves one pair of ranks and cuts the top-10 share by 0.6 points.

Limitations: Equity interest is not the same as control or economic exposure; minority holders' rights differ by agreement. Stakes changed after 2025 at Duke Energy Florida (9.19% sold in March 2026).

Pro forma size of pending combinations

FormulaNextEra customers + Dominion customers, 2025

Inputs: derived d3 and Dominion parent total; fact row 491 (fact sheet rows)

Result: 9.65 million customers

On 2025 counts the combined company would pass Exelon (9.31 million) as the largest parent.

Limitations: Pending; regulatory approvals could add conditions, and customer counts change each year.

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The numbers that matter

  1. Exelon served 9.31 million electricity customers in 2025 through Commonwealth Edison, PECO, BGE, Pepco, Delmarva Power and Atlantic City Electric, the most of any US parent.[1][10]
  2. Duke Energy was second by customers with 8.63 million in 2025 across six operating utilities in six states.[1][11]
  3. FirstEnergy was third with 6.28 million customers in 2025 at seven utilities in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, Maryland and New York.[1][12][13]
  4. Florida Power & Light, owned by NextEra Energy, was the largest single operating utility in 2025 with 6.01 million customers.[1][14]
  5. Duke Energy delivered 218.3 TWh to retail customers in 2025, 5.3% of US retail sales of 4,079.9 TWh.[1][4][11]
  6. Duke Energy also collected the most retail electric revenue in 2025, $25.38 billion, ahead of Exelon ($20.46 billion).[1][11]
  7. The 10 largest parents served 37.2% of US electricity customers in 2025 and delivered 39.5% of retail electricity (top 10 by MWh).[1][3][4]
  8. The largest parent, Exelon, held 5.6% of US customers in 2025; the five largest held 21.7%.[1][3]
  9. Investor-owned utilities served 71.6% of utility customers in 2025, close to the 72% EIA reported for 2017.[1][7]
  10. The 2025 EIA-861 frame lists 3,026 electric utilities: 1,820 municipal, 861 cooperative, 174 investor-owned, 137 political subdivision, 24 state and 10 federal.[1]
  11. Pedernales Electric Cooperative in Texas served 474,954 customers in 2025, 42.3% more than the 333,809 EIA reported for 2017.[1][7]
  12. Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (municipal, 1,516,453), Salt River Project (political subdivision, 1,188,189) and Long Island Power Authority (state, 1,166,171) were the largest public power utilities in 2025.[1]
  13. At the 20 largest utilities by residential customers, 12 had a 2025 bundled residential price above the US average of 17.23 cents per kWh.[1][6]
  14. Pacific Gas and Electric's bundled residential price was 37.52 cents per kWh in 2025, 2.8 times Duke Energy Carolinas' 13.43 cents.[1]
  15. Weighted by ownership stakes, Sempra's 2025 customer count falls from 5.63 million to 4.82 million and its rank from 7th to 8th, because it holds an indirect 80.25% of Oncor; Duke Energy's falls from 8.63 million to 8.44 million (80.1% of Duke Energy Indiana).[1][18][70][74]
  16. If the NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy merger signed on May 15, 2026 closes, the combined parent would have served 9.65 million customers in 2025, more than Exelon's 9.31 million; closing is expected in the second half of 2027.[1][75][76]

In short

  • Exelon was the largest US utility parent by customers in 2025, with 9.31 million accounts at six utilities led by Commonwealth Edison (4.16 million), per Form EIA-861 and Exelon's 10-K.
  • Florida Power & Light was the largest single operating utility, with 6.01 million customers in Florida in 2025.
  • Duke Energy led on volume and money: 218.3 TWh of retail sales and $25.38 billion of retail electric revenue in 2025.
  • The 10 largest parents served 61.58 million customers, 37.2% of the 165,488,106 US total in 2025; the 20 largest served 56.5%. Weighted by ownership stakes, the shares are 36.6% and 56.0%.
  • Investor-owned utilities served 71.6% of utility customers in 2025, cooperatives 13.8% and municipal utilities 11.0%.
  • The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power was the largest public power utility (1,516,453 customers) and Pedernales Electric Cooperative the largest co-op (474,954).
  • Average residential prices at the 20 largest utilities ran from 13.43 cents per kWh (Duke Energy Carolinas) to 37.52 cents (Pacific Gas and Electric bundled service) in 2025, against a US average of 17.23 cents.
  • Pending deals: NextEra Energy agreed on May 15, 2026 to acquire Dominion Energy, which would give it 9.65 million customers on 2025 counts, and AES agreed on March 1, 2026 to a sale to a consortium led by GIP and EQT.

What people search for

What is the largest utility company in the US?

By electricity customers, Exelon was the largest US utility parent in 2025 with 9.31 million customers at six utilities. By retail sales and revenue, Duke Energy was largest, with 218.3 TWh and $25.38 billion. The largest single operating utility was Florida Power & Light, with 6.01 million customers (Form EIA-861 2025).

Who are the biggest electric companies?

The five largest parents by customers in 2025 were Exelon (9.31 million), Duke Energy (8.63 million), FirstEnergy (6.28 million), NextEra Energy (6.01 million) and PG&E Corporation (5.73 million), according to Form EIA-861 2025 and the companies' fiscal 2025 10-K filings.

How many electric utilities are there in the US?

The 2025 EIA-861 survey frame lists 3,026 electric utilities: 1,820 municipal, 861 cooperative, 174 investor-owned, 137 political subdivision, 24 state and 10 federal. It also lists 261 retail power marketers and 26 community choice aggregators, which sell energy but own no wires.

What is the difference between an investor-owned utility and a co-op?

An investor-owned utility is owned by shareholders and regulated by a state commission; a co-op is a not-for-profit owned by its members. In 2025 investor-owned utilities served 71.6% of US utility customers and co-ops 13.8%. The largest co-op, Pedernales Electric Cooperative, had 474,954 customers, against 6.01 million at Florida Power & Light (EIA-861 2025).

Common questions

How many electricity customers does Exelon have?

Exelon's six utilities served 9.31 million electricity customers in 2025, led by Commonwealth Edison with 4.16 million, according to Form EIA-861 2025.

Which utility company sells the most electricity in the US?

Duke Energy's utilities delivered 218.3 TWh to retail customers in 2025, the most of any parent and 5.3% of US retail sales (EIA-861 2025).

Which utility company has the most revenue?

Duke Energy had the most retail electric revenue in 2025, $25.38 billion (EIA-861). Its fiscal 2025 10-K reports $31.74 billion of company-wide revenue, which also includes gas and other businesses.

What is the biggest public power utility in the US?

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, with 1,516,453 customers in 2025 (EIA-861). EIA reported 1.43 million for 2017.

What is the largest electric cooperative in the US?

Pedernales Electric Cooperative in Texas, with 474,954 customers in 2025, up 42.3% from 333,809 in 2017 (EIA-861 and EIA Today in Energy).

Does Sempra own Oncor?

Sempra holds an indirect 80.25% interest in Oncor through Oncor Electric Delivery Holdings, according to Sempra's and Oncor's fiscal 2025 10-K reports. Counting Oncor in full, Sempra's utilities served 5.63 million customers in 2025 (7th); weighting Oncor at 80.25% gives 4.82 million (8th).

What share of US electricity customers do investor-owned utilities serve?

Investor-owned utilities served 71.6% of US utility customers in 2025 (EIA-861 and EIA-861S), compared with 72% in 2017 (EIA).

How many electricity customers are there in the US?

EIA counted 165,488,106 ultimate electricity customers in 2025, up 1.1% from 163,741,126 in 2024 (Electric Power Annual 2025, Table 2.1).

Which large utility has the highest residential electricity price?

Among the 20 utilities with the most bundled residential customers, Pacific Gas and Electric had the highest 2025 average at 37.52 cents per kWh, followed by Consolidated Edison (36.74). The US residential average was 17.23 cents (EIA).

Is the Tennessee Valley Authority a utility company?

TVA is a federal power entity. In 2025 it sold 22.5 TWh directly to 65 retail customers and 146.4 TWh for resale to local distributors (EIA-861), so it ranks as a large wholesale supplier rather than a retail utility.

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The figures to cite first

  1. Exelon was the largest US utility parent by customers in 2025, with 9.31 million.[1][10]
  2. The 10 largest parents served 37.2% of US electricity customers in 2025.[1][3]
  3. Duke Energy led on retail sales (218.3 TWh) and retail revenue ($25.38 billion) in 2025.[1][11]
  4. Ownership-weighted, the top 10 parents served 36.6% of US customers in 2025 (37.2% full consolidation).[1][3][74]

Quotable figures

  • Exelon served 9.31 million US electricity customers in 2025, more than any other utility parent (Form EIA-861 2025).[1][10]
  • The 10 largest US utility parent companies served 37.2% of the country's 165,488,106 electricity customers in 2025.[1][3]
  • Duke Energy delivered 218.3 TWh to US retail customers in 2025, the most of any parent company.[1][11]
  • Florida Power & Light was the largest single US electric utility in 2025, with 6.01 million customers.[1]
  • Investor-owned utilities served 71.6% of US utility customers in 2025.[1]
  • Pedernales Electric Cooperative grew 42.3% from 2017 to 2025, to 474,954 customers.[1][7]
  • Average residential prices at the 20 largest US utilities ranged from 13.43 to 37.52 cents per kWh in 2025.[1]
  • Weighted by ownership stakes, the 10 largest US utility parents served 36.6% of US electricity customers in 2025, against 37.2% when partly owned utilities count in full.[1][3][70][74]

Summary for editors

Exelon is the largest utility company in the US by electricity customers, serving 9.31 million accounts in 2025 through six utilities from Chicago to Atlantic City, according to an Electrical Contractors and Wiring Data Desk analysis of final Form EIA-861 data released on October 7, 2026. Duke Energy ranks second with 8.63 million customers but leads on volume and money, with 218.3 TWh of retail sales and $25.38 billion of retail electric revenue. FirstEnergy is third with 6.28 million. The analysis rolls 94 operating utilities up to 34 parent companies using their SEC filings. The 10 largest parents serve 37.2% of the 165,488,106 US electricity customers, or 36.6% when partly owned utilities such as Oncor are weighted by the parent's stake. A pending NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy merger would create a 9.65 million-customer parent. Florida Power & Light is the largest single utility, with 6.01 million customers. Residential prices at the 20 largest utilities ran from 13.43 to 37.52 cents per kWh.

Headlines the data supports

  • Exelon tops US utility ranking with 9.31 million electricity customers
  • Ten companies serve 37.2% of US electricity customers, EIA data show
  • Duke Energy sells the most power in the US: 218.3 TWh in 2025
  • Florida Power & Light remains the largest single US utility at 6.01 million customers
  • Largest US co-op Pedernales grew 42.3% since 2017

Citation

Electrical Contractors and Wiring. (2026). Largest Utility Companies in the US, 2025: Parent Companies Ranked by Customers, Sales and Revenue. Retrieved from https://electricalcontractorsandwiring.com/data/largest-utility-companies/

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How we built this report

Source selection: every customer, sales and revenue figure comes from the final 2025 release of Form EIA-861 (released October 7, 2026), a census of US electric utilities. National totals come from EIA's Electric Power Annual 2025. Parent companies come from fiscal 2025 SEC filings opened on EDGAR: Exhibit 21 subsidiary lists, or 10-K text where a parent files without one. Association figures (APPA, NRECA) are Tier 2 context only.

Customer definition: a utility's customers are its Part A (bundled) plus Part C (delivery-only) accounts in Sales_Ult_Cust_2025.xlsx, summed across states, plus the Texas ERCOT wires companies, which EIA reports separately in Delivery_Companies_2025.xlsx. Energy-only (Part B) and Texas retail provider (Part D) accounts belong to suppliers, not utilities, and are not credited to any utility. EIA's statewide adjustment rows and behind-the-meter solar providers are excluded from utility rankings. Territories are excluded.

Parent mapping: each operating utility is assigned to the parent that lists it in its latest annual filing (all fiscal 2025, except Avangrid, which filed Form 15 on January 2, 2025 after Iberdrola acquired it on December 23, 2024 and has filed no 10-K since; its fiscal 2023 Exhibit 21 and the merger 8-K are used, and archived 2026 copies of its four utilities' websites still carry the Avangrid name). Parents without an SEC document opened in this session are not rolled up. Oncor is credited in full to Sempra and flagged, because Sempra's interest is an indirect 80.25%. Ownership types are kept separate: public power and co-ops are ranked within their own classes.

Ownership basis: the primary ranking uses full consolidation, crediting each operating utility in full to the parent that controls it, as the parents' own financial statements do. A second ranking weights each utility by the parent's equity interest at December 31, 2025, taken from the 10-K text: Oncor 80.25% (Sempra), Duke Energy Indiana 80.1% (Duke Energy), AES Indiana and AES Ohio about 70% (AES). We searched the fiscal 2025 10-K text of 28 mapped parents for other minority interests in retail utilities and found none. Transactions signed but not closed by November 5, 2026 (NextEra and Dominion, AES, TXNM, Emera and Canadian Utilities, Xcel's Michigan sale) are recorded in the ledger but do not change the 2025 ranking.

Conflicting numbers: the EIA national total (165,488,106) counts Texas retail accounts, while the utility counts use Texas wires meters; the two differ by less than one percent. Shares of US customers use the EIA total. Ownership-type shares use the sum of long-form and short-form (EIA-861S) utility customers, because EIA's adjustment rows are not split by ownership.

Derived metrics: parent totals are sums of operating-utility rows; shares divide by the EIA national totals; residential price is bundled residential revenue divided by bundled residential MWh. Every formula and input row is in derived_metrics.csv, and scripts/ re-runs the whole build from the raw files.

Limitations: customers are accounts, not people. Delivery-only revenue excludes the energy charge. Bundled residential prices exclude customers who buy energy from community choice aggregators or retail suppliers. Consolidated revenue from 10-K XBRL uses each filer's own tag and covers all businesses. Market capitalization is not used. Not investment advice. Last updated 2026-11-02.

Last update: 2026-11-05 (first edition 2026-11-02). SEC documents in this revision were fetched with a User-Agent naming the publication and its website, without an email address.

This report presents published data with its limitations. It is not legal, financial or investment advice.

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