California Electricity Profile 2018
| Item | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Primary energy source | Natural gas | |
| Net summer capacity (megawatts) | 75,926 | 2 |
| Electric utilities | 28,348 | 3 |
| IPP & CHP | 47,579 | 3 |
| Net generation (megawatthours) | 195,265,408 | 4 |
| Electric utilities | 75,238,779 | 14 |
| IPP & CHP | 120,026,630 | 4 |
| Emissions | ||
| Sulfur dioxide (short tons) | 1,458 | 45 |
| Nitrogen oxide (short tons) | 74,011 | 4 |
| Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) | 43,579 | 17 |
| Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.0 | 50 |
| Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.8 | 25 |
| Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 491 | 44 |
| Total retail sales (megawatthours) | 255,224,272 | 2 |
| Full service provider sales | 207,269,576 | 3 |
| Energy-only provider sales | 47,954,696 | 5 |
| Direct use (megawatthours) | 12,859,245 | 3 |
| Average retail price (cents/kWh) | 16.58 | 7 |
| Sources: 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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