California Electricity Profile 2017
| Item | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Primary energy source | Natural gas | |
| Net summer capacity (megawatts) | 76,414 | 2 |
| Electric utilities | 28,317 | 3 |
| IPP & CHP | 48,096 | 2 |
| Net generation (megawatthours) | 206,146,392 | 4 |
| Electric utilities | 90,422,390 | 7 |
| IPP & CHP | 115,724,002 | 4 |
| Emissions | ||
| Sulfur dioxide (short tons) | 1,471 | 44 |
| Nitrogen oxide (short tons) | 75,546 | 5 |
| Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) | 44,433 | 15 |
| Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.0 | 50 |
| Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.7 | 25 |
| Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 474 | 44 |
| Total retail sales (megawatthours) | 257,267,937 | 2 |
| Full service provider sales | 220,953,449 | 3 |
| Energy-only provider sales | 36,314,488 | 5 |
| Direct use (megawatthours) | 12,794,860 | 3 |
| Average retail price (cents/kWh) | 16.06 | 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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