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Payment and Contribution Rates by Region Regional variations in median net payments and contributions In 2016,investor-owned distribution utilities paid a median of range from 2.8 percent in the Northeast to 12.6 percent in the 4.4 percent of electric operating revenues in taxes and fees to West South Central.Regions are defined in Appendix 2. state and local governments.Utilities in the middle 50 percent Table 2 of contributions made payments ranging from 3.2 to 7.2 Net Payments and Contributions by Public Power percent.In comparison,public power utilities paid a median Utilities as Percent of Electric Operating Revenue,2016 of 5.6 percent in net payments and contributions as a percent of electric operating revenue,with a middle range of 3.2 to Number First Third 8.9 percent. Region of Utilities Median Quartile Quartile Northeast 12 2.8 1.2 5.0 In this study, most IOUs(95 percent)had more Atlantic 19 6.6 2.9 1.5 than$100 million in operating revenues while most public power systems had less than$100 million East North Central 29 3.4 1.7 4.6 (83 percent). East South Central 22 6.0 5.5 6.3 The median percent of taxes paid by IOUs and tax payments West North Central 49 4.7 3.5 7.3 and contributions by publicly owned systems as a percentage West South Central 36 12.6 7.7 21.8 of electric operating revenue varies by utility size. Mountain 7 5.7 Investor-Owned Public Power Pacific Northwest 9 6.6 5.0 9.7 Large Utilities(over$100 million) 4.6% 6.2% Pacific Southwest 5 9.4 Small Utilities(under$100 million) 3.9% 5.2% TOTAL 188 5.6 3.2 8.9 Quartiles not provided for fewer than 9 responses. Figure 2.Median Net Payments and Contributions by Public Power Utilities,as percent of Electric Operating Revenue,2016 14% 12.6% 12% 10% 9.4%- 8% 6.6% 6.6% 6.0% 5.7% 6% 4.7% 4% 3.4% 2.8% 11111 2% 0% NE ATL ENC ESC WNC WSC MTN PNW PSW REGION 6 Public Power Pays Back 161