California Electricity Profile 2020
Item | Value | Rank |
---|---|---|
Primary energy source | Natural gas | |
Net summer capacity (megawatts) | 78,055 | 2 |
Electric utilities | 28,426 | 2 |
IPP & CHP | 49,629 | 2 |
Net generation (megawatthours) | 193,074,930 | 4 |
Electric utilities | 67,891,454 | 12 |
IPP & CHP | 125,183,476 | 4 |
Emissions | ||
Sulfur dioxide (short tons) | 1,534 | 44 |
Nitrogen oxide (short tons) | 72,902 | 2 |
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) | 43,444 | 13 |
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.0 | 49 |
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.8 | 22 |
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 495 | 43 |
Total retail sales (megawatthours) | 250,174,672 | 2 |
Full service provider sales | 179,450,656 | 3 |
Energy-only provider sales | 70,724,016 | 4 |
Direct use (megawatthours) | 12,545,279 | 3 |
Average retail price (cents/kWh) | 18.00 | 6 |
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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