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- In 2024, California was the fourth-largest total electricity producer in the nation. It is also the nation’s third-largest electricity consumer and imports the second-largest amount of electricity of any state.
- In 2024, California was the eighth-largest producer of crude oil among the 50 states, and the state ranked third in crude oil refining capacity.
- California is the largest consumer of jet fuel in the nation and second-largest consumer of motor gasoline after Texas.
- California is the second-largest total energy consumer among the states, after Texas, but its per capita energy consumption is the third-lowest in the nation.
- In 2024, renewable resources, including hydroelectric power and small-scale solar power, supplied 57% of California's in-state electricity generation. Natural gas fueled another 35% and nuclear power provided almost all the rest.
Last Updated: June 20, 2025