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State Electricity Profiles

Data for: 2024 Release Date: November 10, 2025 Next Release: November 2026
Archived State Electricity Profiles
Table 1. 2024 Summary statistics (California)
Item Value Rank
Primary energy source   Natural gas
Net summer capacity (megawatts) 96,773 2
Electric utilities 29,004 2
IPP & CHP 67,770 2
Net generation (megawatthours) 214,191,383 4
Electric utilities 75,921,531 11
IPP & CHP 138,269,852 4
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons) 748 44
Nitrogen oxide (short tons) 62,519 3
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) 39,594 15
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) 0.0 50
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) 0.6 24
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) 407 45
Total retail sales (megawatthours) 245,717,145 3
Full service provider sales 156,099,185 3
Energy-only provider sales 89,617,960 2
Direct use (megawatthours) 13,039,332 3
Average retail price (cents/kWh) 27.04 2
Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860, Annual Electric Generator Report, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, Annual Electric Power Industry Report, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report and predecessor forms.

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