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Last Update: April 17, 2025 Next Update: May 15, 2025                                                                                                                           See full record of updates

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Energy Indicators  
Demography California Share of U.S. Period
Population 39.0 million 11.6% 2023  
Civilian Labor Force 19.7 million 11.6% Feb-25  
Economy California U.S. Rank Period
Gross Domestic Product $ 3,862.2 billion 1 2023  
Gross Domestic Product for the Manufacturing Sector $ 417,038 million 1 2023  
Per Capita Personal Income $ 80,423 5 2023  
Vehicle Miles Traveled 315,244 million miles 1 2022  
Land in Farms 23.7 million acres 16 2024  
Climate California U.S. Rank Period
Average Temperature 60.5 degrees Fahrenheit 14 2024  
Precipitation 26.1 inches 39 2024  
Prices  
Petroleum California U.S. Average Period find more
Domestic Crude Oil First Purchase $ 75.57 /barrel $ 73.08 /barrel Jan-25  
Natural Gas California U.S. Average Period find more
City Gate $ 4.84 /thousand cu ft $ 4.88 /thousand cu ft Jan-25 find more
Residential $ 20.93 /thousand cu ft $ 12.34 /thousand cu ft Jan-25 find more
Coal California U.S. Average Period find more
Average Sales Price -- $ 54.04 /short ton 2023  
Delivered to Electric Power Sector -- $ 2.40 /million Btu Jan-25  
Electricity California U.S. Average Period find more
Residential 30.22 cents/kWh 15.95 cents/kWh Jan-25 find more
Commercial 23.80 cents/kWh 12.89 cents/kWh Jan-25 find more
Industrial 19.36 cents/kWh 8.32 cents/kWh Jan-25 find more
Reserves  
Reserves California Share of U.S. Period find more
Crude Oil (as of Dec. 31) 1,492 million barrels 3.1% 2022 find more
Expected Future Production of Dry Natural Gas (as of Dec. 31) 1,070 billion cu ft 0.2% 2022 find more
Expected Future Production of Natural Gas Plant Liquids 54 million barrels 0.2% 2022 find more
Recoverable Coal at Producing Mines -- -- 2023 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) 1,680,371 barrels/calendar day 9.1% 2024  
Electric Power Industry Net Summer Capacity 96,785 MW 7.8% Jan-25  
Supply & Distribution  
Production California Share of U.S. Period find more
Total Energy 1,591 trillion Btu 1.6% 2022 find more
Crude Oil 265 thousand barrels per day 2.0% Jan-25 find more
Natural Gas - Marketed 130,703 million cu ft 0.3% 2023 find more
Coal -- -- 2023 find more
Total Utility-Scale Net Electricity Generation California Share of U.S. Period find more
Total Net Electricity Generation 16,146 thousand MWh 4.0% Jan-25  
Utility-Scale Net Electricity Generation (share of total) California U.S. Average Period
Petroleum-Fired * 0.7 % Jan-25 find more
Natural Gas-Fired 45.0 % 39.0 % Jan-25 find more
Coal-Fired 0.1 % 20.7 % Jan-25 find more
Nuclear 10.4 % 17.9 % Jan-25 find more
Renewables 44.9 % 21.3 % Jan-25  
Stocks California Share of U.S. Period find more
Motor Gasoline (Excludes Pipelines) 220 thousand barrels 1.9% Jan-25  
Distillate Fuel Oil (Excludes Pipelines) 4,243 thousand barrels 4.7% Jan-25 find more
Natural Gas in Underground Storage 482,519 million cu ft 7.0% Jan-25 find more
Petroleum Stocks at Electric Power Producers 159 thousand barrels 0.8% Jan-25 find more
Coal Stocks at Electric Power Producers 0 thousand tons 0.0% Jan-25 find more
Fueling Stations California Share of U.S. Period
Motor Gasoline 7,826 stations 7.2% 2022  
Propane 210 stations 8.5% Mar-25  
Electric Vehicle Charging Locations 16,680 stations 23.9% Mar-25  
E85 492 stations 11.0% Mar-25  
Biodiesel, Compressed Natural Gas, and Other Alternative Fuels 1,708 stations 45.3% Mar-25  
Consumption & Expenditures  
Summary California U.S. Rank Period
Total Consumption 6,882 trillion Btu 2 2022 find more
Total Consumption per Capita 176 million Btu 49 2022 find more
Total Expenditures $ 200,008 million 2 2022 find more
Total Expenditures per Capita $ 5,123 26 2022 find more
by End-Use Sector California Share of U.S. Period
Consumption
    »  Residential 1,204 trillion Btu 6.2% 2022 find more
    »  Commercial 1,193 trillion Btu 7.2% 2022 find more
    »  Industrial 1,539 trillion Btu 5.0% 2022 find more
    »  Transportation 2,916 trillion Btu 10.6% 2022 find more
Expenditures
    »  Residential $ 32,779 million 9.9% 2022 find more
    »  Commercial $ 32,185 million 13.2% 2022 find more
    »  Industrial $ 21,493 million 7.5% 2022 find more
    »  Transportation $ 113,551 million 13.2% 2022 find more
by Source California Share of U.S. Period
Consumption
    »  Petroleum 628 million barrels 8.6% 2022 find more
    »  Natural Gas 2,085 billion cu ft 6.4% 2023 find more
    »  Coal 1,277 thousand short tons 0.3% 2023 find more
Expenditures
    »  Petroleum $ 123,820 million 11.8% 2022 find more
    »  Natural Gas $ 27,338 million 13.5% 2023 find more
    »  Coal $ 147 million 0.6% 2023 find more
Consumption for Electricity Generation California Share of U.S. Period find more
Petroleum 13 thousand barrels 0.3% Jan-25 find more
Natural Gas 51,118 million cu ft 4.4% Jan-25 find more
Coal 5 thousand tons * Jan-25 find more
Energy Source Used for Home Heating (share of households) California U.S. Average Period
Natural Gas 60.7 % 46.0 % 2023  
Fuel Oil 0.2 % 3.7 % 2023  
Electricity 29.6 % 41.7 % 2023  
Propane 3.6 % 5.0 % 2023  
Other/None 5.9 % 3.5 % 2023  
Environment  
Renewable Energy Capacity California Share of U.S. Period find more
Total Renewable Energy Electricity Net Summer Capacity 41,816 MW 11.2% Jan-25  
Ethanol Plant Nameplate Capacity 128 million gal/year 0.7% 2024  
Renewable Energy Production California Share of U.S. Period find more
Utility-Scale Hydroelectric Net Electricity Generation 1,630 thousand MWh 7.7% Jan-25  
Utility-Scale Solar, Wind, and Geothermal Net Electricity Generation 5,181 thousand MWh 8.6% Jan-25  
Utility-Scale Biomass Net Electricity Generation 377 thousand MWh 9.5% Jan-25  
Small-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Generation 1,949 thousand MWh 36.2% Jan-25  
Fuel Ethanol Production 1,960 thousand barrels 0.5% 2022  
Renewable Energy Consumption California U.S. Rank Period find more
Renewable Energy Consumption as a Share of State Total 12.8 % 14 2022  
Fuel Ethanol Consumption 33,863 thousand barrels 2 2022  
Total Emissions California Share of U.S. Period find more
Carbon Dioxide 326.2 million metric tons 6.6% 2022  
Electric Power Industry Emissions California Share of U.S. Period find more
Carbon Dioxide 43,360 thousand metric tons 2.8% 2023  
Sulfur Dioxide 1 thousand metric tons 0.1% 2023  
Nitrogen Oxide 59 thousand metric tons 5.3% 2023  

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.