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State Electricity Profiles

Data for: 2022 Release Date: November 2, 2023 Next Release Date: November 2024
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Table 1. 2022 Summary statistics (California)
Item Value Rank
Primary energy source   Natural gas
Net summer capacity (megawatts) 85,981 2
Electric utilities 28,820 2
IPP & CHP 57,162 2
Net generation (megawatthours) 203,383,857 4
Electric utilities 65,372,954 15
IPP & CHP 138,010,904 4
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons) 1,246 43
Nitrogen oxide (short tons) 69,963 2
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) 44,448 13
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) 0.0 50
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) 0.7 21
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) 481 45
Total retail sales (megawatthours) 251,869,136 2
Full service provider sales 166,609,910 3
Energy-only provider sales 85,259,226 3
Direct use (megawatthours) 13,052,857 3
Average retail price (cents/kWh) 22.33 2
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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