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Last Update: September 21, 2023 | Next Update: October 19, 2023                                                                                                                                                 See full record of updates

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Energy Indicators  
Demography California Share of U.S. Period
Population 39.0 million 11.7% 2022  
Civilian Labor Force 19.4 million 11.5% Jul-23  
Economy California U.S. Rank Period
Gross Domestic Product $ 3,598.1 billion 1 2022  
Gross Domestic Product for the Manufacturing Sector $ 423,699 million 1 2022  
Per Capita Personal Income $ 77,339 6 2022  
Vehicle Miles Traveled 310,823 million miles 1 2021  
Land in Farms 24.0 million acres 16 2022  
Climate California U.S. Rank Period
Average Temperature 60.1 degrees Fahrenheit 11 2022  
Precipitation 14.1 inches 45 2022  
Prices  
Petroleum California U.S. Average Period find more
Domestic Crude Oil First Purchase $ 71.07 /barrel $ 68.58 /barrel Jun-23  
Natural Gas California U.S. Average Period find more
City Gate NA $ 4.68 /thousand cu ft Jun-23 find more
Residential $ 16.66 /thousand cu ft $ 20.16 /thousand cu ft Jun-23 find more
Coal California U.S. Average Period find more
Average Sales Price -- $ 36.50 /short ton 2021  
Delivered to Electric Power Sector -- $ 2.47 /million Btu Jun-23  
Electricity California U.S. Average Period find more
Residential 31.22 cents/kWh 16.11 cents/kWh Jun-23 find more
Commercial 24.32 cents/kWh 12.81 cents/kWh Jun-23 find more
Industrial 19.37 cents/kWh 8.21 cents/kWh Jun-23 find more
Reserves  
Reserves California Share of U.S. Period find more
Crude Oil (as of Dec. 31) 1,716 million barrels 4.2% 2021 find more
Expected Future Production of Dry Natural Gas (as of Dec. 31) 1,151 billion cu ft 0.2% 2021 find more
Expected Future Production of Natural Gas Plant Liquids 58 million barrels 0.2% 2021 find more
Recoverable Coal at Producing Mines -- -- 2021 find more
Rotary Rigs & Wells California Share of U.S. Period find more
Natural Gas Producing Wells 3,583 wells 0.7% 2020 find more
Capacity California Share of U.S. Period
Crude Oil Refinery Capacity (as of Jan. 1) 1,749,871 barrels/calendar day 9.8% 2022  
Electric Power Industry Net Summer Capacity 86,881 MW 7.4% Jun-23  
Supply & Distribution  
Production California Share of U.S. Period find more
Total Energy 2,152 trillion Btu 2.2% 2021 find more
Crude Oil 311 thousand barrels per day 2.4% Jun-23 find more
Natural Gas - Marketed 140,604 million cu ft 0.4% 2021 find more
Coal -- -- 2021 find more
Total Utility-Scale Net Electricity Generation California Share of U.S. Period find more
Total Net Electricity Generation 17,257 thousand MWh 4.8% Jun-23  
Utility-Scale Net Electricity Generation (share of total) California U.S. Average Period
Petroleum-Fired * 0.3 % Jun-23 find more
Natural Gas-Fired 27.3 % 45.3 % Jun-23 find more
Coal-Fired 0.1 % 16.2 % Jun-23 find more
Nuclear 9.4 % 18.2 % Jun-23 find more
Renewables 62.5 % 19.6 % Jun-23  
Stocks California Share of U.S. Period find more
Motor Gasoline (Excludes Pipelines) 371 thousand barrels 2.9% Jun-23  
Distillate Fuel Oil (Excludes Pipelines) 4,608 thousand barrels 5.5% Jun-23 find more
Natural Gas in Underground Storage 460,723 million cu ft 6.3% Jun-23 find more
Petroleum Stocks at Electric Power Producers 167 thousand barrels 0.7% Jun-23 find more
Coal Stocks at Electric Power Producers 0 thousand tons 0.0% Jun-23 find more
Fueling Stations California Share of U.S. Period
Motor Gasoline 7,724 stations 7.0% 2021  
Propane 208 stations 8.5% Aug-23  
Electric Vehicle Charging Locations 14,461 stations 26.6% Aug-23  
E85 338 stations 7.9% Aug-23  
Compressed Natural Gas and Other Alternative Fuels 834 stations 29.9% Aug-23  
Consumption & Expenditures  
Summary California U.S. Rank Period
Total Consumption 7,359 trillion Btu 2 2021 find more
Total Consumption per Capita 189 million Btu 48 2021 find more
Total Expenditures $ 150,204 million 2 2021 find more
Total Expenditures per Capita $ 3,837 30 2021 find more
by End-Use Sector California Share of U.S. Period
Consumption
    »  Residential 1,473 trillion Btu 7.1% 2021 find more
    »  Commercial 1,397 trillion Btu 8.0% 2021 find more
    »  Industrial 1,704 trillion Btu 5.2% 2021 find more
    »  Transportation 2,785 trillion Btu 10.3% 2021 find more
Expenditures
    »  Residential $ 28,818 million 10.2% 2021 find more
    »  Commercial $ 26,254 million 13.2% 2021 find more
    »  Industrial $ 17,142 million 7.4% 2021 find more
    »  Transportation $ 77,990 million 12.9% 2021 find more
by Source California Share of U.S. Period
Consumption
    »  Petroleum 605 million barrels 8.3% 2021 find more
    »  Natural Gas 2,101 billion cu ft 6.9% 2021 find more
    »  Coal 1 million short tons 0.2% 2021 find more
Expenditures
    »  Petroleum $ 85,813 million 11.3% 2021 find more
    »  Natural Gas $ 19,426 million 10.1% 2021 find more
    »  Coal $ 102 million 0.4% 2021 find more
Consumption for Electricity Generation California Share of U.S. Period find more
Petroleum 13 thousand barrels 0.8% Jun-23 find more
Natural Gas 40,392 million cu ft 4.6% Apr-23 find more
Coal 4 thousand short tons * Jun-23 find more
Energy Source Used for Home Heating (share of households) California U.S. Average Period
Natural Gas 60.8 % 46.5 % 2021  
Fuel Oil 0.2 % 4.1 % 2021  
Electricity 29.7 % 41.0 % 2021  
Propane 3.5 % 5.0 % 2021  
Other/None 5.8 % 3.5 % 2021  
Environment  
Renewable Energy Capacity California Share of U.S. Period find more
Total Renewable Energy Electricity Net Summer Capacity 37,111 MW 11.7% Jun-23  
Ethanol Plant Nameplate Capacity 128 million gal/year 0.7% 2023  
Renewable Energy Production California Share of U.S. Period find more
Utility-Scale Hydroelectric Net Electricity Generation 3,545 thousand MWh 18.1% Jun-23  
Utility-Scale Solar, Wind, and Geothermal Net Electricity Generation 6,585 thousand MWh 14.3% Jun-23  
Utility-Scale Biomass Net Electricity Generation 409 thousand MWh 10.2% Jun-23  
Small-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Generation 2,822 thousand MWh 37.8% Jun-23  
Fuel Ethanol Production 2,293 thousand barrels 0.6% 2021  
Renewable Energy Consumption California U.S. Rank Period find more
Renewable Energy Consumption as a Share of State Total 18.1 % 16 2021  
Fuel Ethanol Consumption 34,113 thousand barrels 2 2021  
Total Emissions California Share of U.S. Period find more
Carbon Dioxide 324.0 million metric tons 6.6% 2021  
Electric Power Industry Emissions California Share of U.S. Period find more
Carbon Dioxide 45,075 thousand metric tons 2.7% 2021  
Sulfur Dioxide 1 thousand metric tons 0.1% 2021  
Nitrogen Oxide 69 thousand metric tons 5.5% 2021  

Notes & Sources

-- = No data reported.
*  = Value is less than half of the smallest unit of measure (e.g., for values with no decimals, the smallest unit is 1 then values less than 0.5 are shown as *.)
NA = Not available.
NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error or excessive percentage change.
W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
Note: Small differences between source data and values displayed here may be due to independent rounding.
Note: Components of "Utility-scale net electricity generation (share of total)" may not add to 100% because "Total utility-scale net electricity generation" includes net generation from petroleum coke, pumped storage hydroelectric, other gases, and other energy sources, which are not shown separately.
Note: Territory data may be estimates based on EIA's Short-Term Energy Outlook.