California Electricity Profile 2019
Item | Value | Rank |
---|---|---|
Primary energy source | Natural gas | |
Net summer capacity (megawatts) | 75,469 | 2 |
Electric utilities | 28,321 | 3 |
IPP & CHP | 47,148 | 3 |
Net generation (megawatthours) | 201,784,204 | 4 |
Electric utilities | 82,939,810 | 9 |
IPP & CHP | 118,844,394 | 4 |
Emissions | ||
Sulfur dioxide (short tons) | 1,548 | 44 |
Nitrogen oxide (short tons) | 69,899 | 2 |
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) | 40,874 | 16 |
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.0 | 49 |
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.7 | 27 |
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 446 | 44 |
Total retail sales (megawatthours) | 250,378,710 | 2 |
Full service provider sales | 183,460,492 | 3 |
Energy-only provider sales | 66,918,218 | 5 |
Direct use (megawatthours) | 12,951,845 | 3 |
Average retail price (cents/kWh) | 16.89 | 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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