Electricity in North America

Electricity in North America industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Electricity industry. It includes data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.

Scope

* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or segmentation

* Provides textual analysis of Electricity in North America’s recent performance and future prospects

* Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards

* Includes a five-year forecast of Electricity in North America

* The leading companies are profiled with supporting key financial metrics

* Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the market

Highlights

* Detailed information is included on market size, measured by value and/or volume

* Five forces scorecards provide an accessible yet in depth view of the market’s competitive landscape

* Market shares are covered by manufacturer or brand

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Market Definition

The electricity market consists of the sale of electricity to industrial, commercial, household, transportation, and other end-users, including agricultural.

The volume of the market is calculated as the total volume of electricity consumed (in billions of kilowatt hours, kWh), and the market value has been calculated according to average annual electricity prices. Note that 1 TWh is identical to 1 billion kWh, or 1 million MWh. Market shares are calculated on the basis of retail sales to end-users in all segments. Any currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant 2009 annual average exchange rates.

For the purposes of this report, the Americas consists of North America and South America.

North America consists of Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

South America comprises Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Venezuela.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
MARKET OVERVIEW 7
Market definition 7
Research highlights 8
Market analysis 9
MARKET VALUE 10
MARKET VOLUME 11
MARKET SEGMENTATION I 12
MARKET SEGMENTATION II 13
MARKET SHARE 14
FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 15
Summary 15
Buyer power 17
Supplier power 19
New entrants 20
Substitutes 21
Rivalry 23
LEADING COMPANIES 24
American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) 24
Comisión Federal de Electricidad 30
Hydro-Quebec 34
The Southern Company 39
MARKET FORECASTS 44
Market value forecast 44
Market volume forecast 45
APPENDIX 46
Methodology 46
Industry associations 47
Related Datamonitor research 47
Disclaimer 48
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 49
Premium Reports 49
Summary Reports 49
Datamonitor consulting 49

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: North America electricity market value: $ billion, 2005–09 10
Table 2: North America electricity market volume: Twh (Terawatt–hour), 2005–09 11
Table 3: North America electricity market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009 12
Table 4: North America electricity market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 13
Table 5: North America electricity market share: % share, by volume, 2009 14
Table 6: American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP): key facts 24
Table 7: American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP): key financials ($) 28
Table 8: American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP): key financial ratios 28
Table 9: Comisión Federal de Electricidad: key facts 30
Table 10: Comisión Federal de Electricidad: key financials ($) 31
Table 11: Comisión Federal de Electricidad: key financials (MXN) 31
Table 12: Comisión Federal de Electricidad: key financial ratios 32
Table 13: Hydro-Quebec: key facts 34
Table 14: Hydro-Quebec: key financials ($) 36
Table 15: Hydro-Quebec: key financials (C$) 36
Table 16: Hydro-Quebec: key financial ratios 37
Table 17: The Southern Company: key facts 39
Table 18: The Southern Company: key financials ($) 42
Table 19: The Southern Company: key financial ratios 42
Table 20: North America electricity market value forecast: $ billion, 2009–14 44
Table 21: North America electricity market volume forecast: Twh (Terawatt–hour), 2009–14 45

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: North America electricity market value: $ billion, 2005–09 10
Figure 2: North America electricity market volume: Twh (Terawatt–hour), 2005–09 11
Figure 3: North America electricity market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009 12
Figure 4: North America electricity market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 13
Figure 5: North America electricity market share: % share, by volume, 2009 14
Figure 6: Forces driving competition in the electricity market in North America, 2009 15
Figure 7: Drivers of buyer power in the electricity market in North America, 2009 17
Figure 8: Drivers of supplier power in the electricity market in North America, 2009 19
Figure 9: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the electricity market in North America, 2009 20
Figure 10: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the electricity market in North America, 2009 21
Figure 11: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the electricity market in North America, 2009 23
Figure 12: American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP): revenues & profitability 29
Figure 13: American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP): assets & liabilities 29
Figure 14: Comisión Federal de Electricidad: revenues & profitability 32
Figure 15: Comisión Federal de Electricidad: assets & liabilities 33
Figure 16: Hydro-Quebec: revenues & profitability 37
Figure 17: Hydro-Quebec: assets & liabilities 38
Figure 18: The Southern Company: revenues & profitability 43
Figure 19: The Southern Company: assets & liabilities 43
Figure 20: North America electricity market value forecast: $ billion, 2009–14 44
Figure 21: North America electricity market volume forecast: Twh (Terawatt–hour), 2009–14 45