California Electricity Profile 2016
| Item | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Primary energy source | Natural gas | |
| Net summer capacity (megawatts) | 76,537 | 2 |
| Electric utilities | 28,239 | 4 |
| IPP & CHP | 48,298 | 2 |
| Net generation (megawatthours) | 196,963,215 | 4 |
| Electric utilities | 81,155,619 | 10 |
| IPP & CHP | 115,807,596 | 4 |
| Emissions | ||
| Sulfur dioxide (short tons) | 2,697 | 43 |
| Nitrogen oxide (short tons) | 76,219 | 5 |
| Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) | 47,008 | 15 |
| Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.0 | 51 |
| Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.8 | 28 |
| Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 525 | 42 |
| Total retail sales (megawatthours) | 256,846,635 | 2 |
| Full service provider sales | 227,562,074 | 3 |
| Energy-only provider sales | 29,284,561 | 8 |
| Direct use (megawatthours) | 12,289,369 | 3 |
| Average retail price (cents/kWh) | 15.23 | 7 |
| kWh = Kilowatthours. 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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