California Electrical Energy Generation

California Electrical Energy Generation, 1997 to 2010* Total Production, by Resource Type (Gigawatt Hours) (All years prior to 2010 have been revised)
	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	Draft 2010

California Generation plus Net Imports:	230,243	244,576	243,077	246,876	266,588	274,294	279,800	290,013	289,123	298,094	304,516	307,145	298,310	290,187
Hydroelectric	41,400	48,757	41,627	42,053	24,909	31,318	36,327	34,448	40,240	48,535	27,094	24,437	29,191	34,301
Nuclear	37,267	41,715	40,419	43,533	33,294	34,353	35,594	30,241	36,155	32,036	35,698	32,482	31,509	32,214
In-state Coal	2,276	2,701	3,602	3,183	4,041	4,275	4,269	4,086	4,283	4,190	4,217	3,977	3,735	3,406
Oil	143	123	55	449	379	81	103	127	148	134	103	92	67	52
Gas	74,341	82,052	84,703	106,878	115,695	92,658	94,522	105,174	97,103	109,139	120,263	122,905	116,726	109,481
Geothermal	11,950	12,554	13,251	13,456	13,525	13,396	13,329	13,494	13,292	13,093	13,029	12,907	12,907	12,740
Biomass	5,701	5,266	5,663	6,086	5,701	6,192	6,060	6,074	6,027	5,716	5,658	5,792	5,940	5,745
Wind	2,739	2,776	3,433	3,604	3,250	3,550	3,343	4,300	4,121	4,902	5,570	5,724	6,249	6,172
Solar	810	839	838	860	836	851	759	741	660	616	668	733	850	908
Other	896	230	0	0	26	25	95	39	12	19	0	25	7	0
Direct Coal Imports**	22,411	22,570	22,802	23,877	23,699	23,653	23,148	24,504	24,114	14,452	14,417	14,463	13,556	13,119
Other Imports***	30,310	24,993	26,685	2,897	41,235	63,941	62,253	66,785	62,967	65,263	77,799	83,608	77,575	72,050

Governmental and Utility-Owned In-State Generation:	119,961	121,955	97,688	99,733	70,762	75,366	82,520	76,523	89,425	98,310	84,962	80,944	84,473	89,982
Hydroelectric	40,122	47,326	40,593	41,001	24,494	30,799	35,616	33,806	39,324	47,486	26,646	23,890	28,499	33,486
Nuclear	37,267	41,715	40,419	43,533	33,294	34,353	35,594	30,241	36,155	32,036	35,698	32,482	31,509	32,214
In-state Coal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oil	143	123	55	157	123	43	41	51	58	51	53	53	45	35
Gas	37,048	27,699	14,995	13,747	11,776	8,946	9,984	11,172	12,781	17,699	21,531	23,479	23,408	23,288
Geothermal	5,302	5,009	1,543	1,252	996	1,150	1,190	1,140	997	970	975	947	903	846
Biomass	71	80	73	34	70	68	67	70	70	66	57	89	104	103
Wind	6	3	7	7	7	4	27	42	37	0	0	0	0	0
Solar	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	5	10
Other	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Commercial In-State Generation:	57,561	75,058	95,903	120,369	130,893	111,334	111,879	122,201	112,617	120,069	127,337	128,130	122,707	115,036
Hydroelectric	1,277	1,430	1,035	1,052	414	519	710	642	916	1,049	448	547	692	815
Nuclear	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
In-state Coal	2,276	2,701	3,602	3,183	4,041	4,275	4,269	4,086	4,283	4,190	4,217	3,977	3,735	3,406
Oil	0	0	0	293	256	38	62	76	90	83	51	39	22	17
Gas	37,292	54,354	69,708	93,130	103,919	83,712	84,538	94,003	84,321	91,440	98,732	99,426	93,318	86,193
Geothermal	6,648	7,546	11,708	12,204	12,528	12,246	12,139	12,354	12,295	12,123	12,054	11,960	12,004	11,894
Biomass	5,630	5,186	5,590	6,052	5,632	6,124	5,994	6,004	5,957	5,649	5,601	5,702	5,835	5,642
Wind	2,733	2,773	3,426	3,597	3,242	3,546	3,316	4,258	4,084	4,902	5,570	5,724	6,249	6,172
Solar	808	837	835	857	834	848	757	739	658	614	666	730	845	898
Other	896	230	0	0	26	25	95	39	12	19	0	25	7	0

Energy Exports:	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	14,854	6,534	6,026	4,825	5,685	5,056	5,586	5,064	4,629	5,054
Pacific Northwest	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	5,846	1,020	1,471	1,532	2,061	2,518	2,620	2,242	1,871	1,809
Pacific Southwest	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	9,007	5,514	4,555	3,292	3,623	2,539	2,966	2,822	2,759	3,245

Energy Imports:	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	79,787	94,128	91,427	96,113	92,766	84,771	97,802	103,136	95,760	90,223
Pacific Northwest	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	12,672	28,206	23,775	22,363	22,347	22,321	27,289	26,201	21,800	26,486
Pacific Southwest	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	67,114	65,921	67,652	73,750	70,419	62,450	70,514	76,935	73,960	63,737

Net Energy Imports (Imports less Exports):	52,720	47,563	49,487	26,774	64,933	87,594	85,401	91,289	87,081	79,714	92,217	98,072	91,131	85,169
Pacific Northwest	25,204	19,428	26,051	18,777	6,826	27,186	22,303	20,831	20,286	19,803	24,669	23,959	19,929	24,677
Pacific Southwest	27,517	28,135	23,436	7,997	58,107	60,408	63,097	70,458	66,795	59,911	67,547	74,113	71,201	60,492

* Note: The data in this table is based on corrections and updates as of July 8, 2011.

* Note:The "Direct Coal Imports" category is based on reported ownership shares and contractual arrangements for power purchases by California utilities. Due to legislative changes required by Assembly Bill 162 (2009) and to simplify the characterization of coal power generation, only Utah's Intermountain Power Project and Nevada's Mohave Generation Station (closed as of 2006) are included in the reported "Direct Coal Imports" for 1997 through 2010 on this table. A more detailed analysis of the role of coal-based power generation within California is outside the scope of this table. The California Air Resources Board is currently undertaking the task of identifying the fuel source of all imported power into California. When comparing coal and other power imports over time, the best approach is to compare the combined value of both "Direct Coal Imports" and "Other Imports."

** Note:In this tabulation, generation located physically out-of-state is included in the energy imports category. The energy imports and exports include all electricity flows in and out of the state as reported by four California Balancing Authorities: California Indendent System Operator, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Imperial Irrigation District, and Sacramento Municipal Utility District plus generation at five out-of-state power plants that are within one or more of these Balancing Authorities' control areas but are physically located outside California. These plants include Intermountain Power Plant in Utah, Mohave Gneration Station in Nevada (now closed), Caithness Dixie Valley Valley Plant in Nevada, Termoelectrica de Mexicali Plant and InterGen's La Rosita Plant both of which are in Mexico. Power generated by these plants are not typically reported on Balancing Authorities control area imports and exports categories, hence their inclusion in this methodology.