Selected California Electric Energy Statistics for 1999
Item California United States (includes 50 States
and the District of Columbia)
Share of Total or U.S. Ranking
Regulated Deregulated--All Sectors
Retail sales
(megawatthours)
234,830,879 3,312,087,081 7 percent
Number of customers 13,040,890 125,945,003 10 percent
Regulated & Deregulated--Residential Sector
Retail sales
(megawatthours)
75,303,200 1,144,932,069 7 percent
Number of residential customers 11,438,113 110,383,238 10 percent
Regulated--Residential Sector
Retail sales
(megawatthours)
74,490,158 1,140,761,016 7 percent
Retail price
(cents per kilowatthour)
(includes energy & delivery)
10.71 8.16 9th highest
Number of customers 11,326,501 109,817,057 10 percent
Deregulated--Residential Sector
Retail sales
(megawatthours)
813,042 4,162,053 20 percent
Average energy price
(includes energy only)
(cents per kilowatthour)
4.10 4.09 3rd highest
Number of customers 111,612 566,181 20 percent
Other Statistics
Monthly average residential consumption of electricity
(kilowatthours)
548 866 37 percent below national average
Average monthly residential bill $58.70 $70.68 17 percent below national average
Total existing generator capability, net summer
(megawatts)
53,157 793,957 7 percent
Planned capacity additions (nameplate), 2000 through 2004 (megawatts) 4,489
(31 units--all by nonutilities)
188,255
(utility & nonutility)
2 percent
Source: Energy Information Administration