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State Electricity Profiles

Data for: 2021 Release Date: November 10, 2022 Next Release Date: December 2023
Archived State Electricity Profiles
Table 1. 2021 Summary statistics (California)
Item Value Rank
Primary energy source   Natural gas
Net summer capacity (megawatts) 81,184 2
Electric utilities 28,579 3
IPP & CHP 52,605 2
Net generation (megawatthours) 197,165,106 4
Electric utilities 62,190,174 16
IPP & CHP 134,974,932 4
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons) 1,636 43
Nitrogen oxide (short tons) 76,562 2
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) 45,075 13
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) 0.0 49
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) 0.8 22
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) 503 43
Total retail sales (megawatthours) 247,249,865 2
Full service provider sales 172,633,325 3
Energy-only provider sales 74,616,540 4
Direct use (megawatthours) 13,108,353 3
Average retail price (cents/kWh) 19.65 3
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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