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California Electricity Profile 2006 Edition

DOE/EIA-0348
Date of Data: 2006
Data Release Date: November 2007

Table 1. 2006 Summary Statistics (California)
Item	Value	U.S.Rank
NERC Region(s)		WECC
Primary Energy Source		Gas
Net Summer Capacity (megawatts)	63,213	2
Electric Utilities	26,346	3
Independent Power Producers & Combined Heat and Power	36,867	4
Net Generation (megawatthours)	216,798,688	4
Electric Utilities	100,338,454	6
Independent Power Producers & Combined Heat and Power	116,460,234	4
Emissions (thousand metric tons)
Sulfur Dioxide	27	38
Nitrogen Oxide	91	15
Carbon Dioxide	59,389	15
Sulfur Dioxide (lbs/MWh)	0.3	49
Nitrogen Oxide (lbs/MWh)	0.9	45
Carbon Dioxide (lbs/MWh)	604	47
Total Retail Sales (megawatthours)	262,958,528	2
Full Service Provider Sales (megawatthours)	241,735,246	2
Deregulated Sales (megawatthours)	21,223,282	4
Direct Use (megawatthours)	14,030,060	3
Average Retail Price (cents/kWh)	12.82	8

More Tables on California's Electricity Profile:	Formats
Table 1. 2006 Summary Statistics	xls	printer friendly version pdf
Table 2. Ten Largest Plants by Generating Capability, 2006	xls
Table 3. Top Five Providers of Retail Electricity, 2006	xls
Table 4. Electric Power Industry Capability by Primary Energy Source, 1990 Through 2006	xls
Table 5. Electric Power Industry Generation by Primary Energy Source, 1990 Through 2006	xls
Table 6. Electric Power Delivered Fuel Prices for Coal, Petroleum, Natural Gas, 1990 Through 2006	xls
Table 7. Electric Power Industry Emissions Estimates, 1990 Through 2006	xls
Table 8. Retail Sales, Revenue, and Average Retail Price by Sector, 1990 Through 2006	xls
Table 9. Retail Electricity Sales Statistics, 2006	xls
Table 10. Supply and Disposition of Electricity, 1990 Through 2006 (Million Kilowatthours)	xls