Table 1. Summary Renewable Electric Power Industry Statistics (2010)
Primary Renewable Energy Capacity Source
Hydro Conventional
Primary Renewable Energy Generation Source
Hydro Conventional
Capacity (megawatts)
Value
Percent of
State Total
Total Net Summer Electricity Capacity
67,328
100.0
Total Net Summer Renewable Capacity
16,460
24.4
Geothermal
2,004
3.0
Hydro Conventional
10,141
15.1
Solar
475
0.7
Wind
2,812
4.2
Wood/Wood Waste
639
0.9
MSW/Landfill Gas
292
0.4
Other Biomass
97
0.1
Generation (thousand megawatthours)
Value
Percent of
State Total
Total Electricity Net Generation
204,126
100.0
Total Renewable Net Generation
58,881
28.8
Geothermal
12,600
6.2
Hydro Conventional
33,431
16.4
Solar
769
0.4
Wind
6,079
3.0
Wood/Wood Waste
3,551
1.7
MSW/Landfill Gas
1,812
0.9
Other Biomass
639
0.3
Notes:
Hydro Conventional does not include pumped storage. Solar includes solar
thermal and photovoltaic. MSW = Municipal Solid Waste. Other Biomass includes
agricultural byproducts/crops, sludge waste and other biomass solids, liquids
and gases. MSW Biogenic includes paper and paper board, wood, food, leather,
textiles and yard trimmings. Totals may not equal sum of components due to
independent rounding. Sources:
Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric
Generator Report." Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861,
"Annual Electric Power Industry Report." Energy Information
Administration, Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report" and
predecessor forms.
More Tables on Renewable Electricity in California:
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Table 2. State Total Electric Power Industry Net Summer Capacity, by Energy Source, 2006 - 20010 (MW)
Table 3. State Renewable Electric Power Industry Net Summer Capacity, by Energy Source, 2006 - 2010 (MW)
Table 4. State Total Electric Power Industry Net Generation, by Energy Source, 2006 - 2010 (Thousand MWh)
Table 5. State Renewable Electric Power Industry Net Generation, by Energy Source, 2006 - 2010 (Thousand MWh)
