California Electricity
Data, Facts, and Statistics
This section provides data, facts, and statistics about electricity production, pricing, and consumption in California. Additional information is found on our Energy Assessments page.
Generation / Production
- California Installed Capacity and Generation
- CEC-1304 QFER Database
- Age of Generating Units of California's Power Plants
- Total System Electric Generation
- Renewables Watch - Daily Renewable Energy Production by Utilities Dispatched by California Independent System Operator
- Annual Electric Generation by Resource Type
- Wind Generation Summary Report (PDF)
- Annual Planning Renewable Net Short (Excel file)
- RNS Update Report Operational Generation (Excel file)
- Cost of Generation
- Power Plant Burner Tip Natural Gas Prices
- Thermal Efficiency of Natural Gas-Fired Generation - Reports
- Updating Thermal Power Plant Efficiency Measures and Operational Characteristics for Production Cost Modeling
- Utility Plans (2017)
- Utility Capacity & Energy Supply Plans, and Supply Contracts (2011 - 2015)
Thematic Maps
- Renewable and Non-Renewable Electricity (PDF)
- 3-D Interactive Visualization of California Wind Generators
- Visualization of Seasonal Variation in California Wind Generation
- Types of 2017 Renewable Electricity Generated in each County (PDF)
- Total 2017 Renewable Electricity Generated in each County (PDF)
- Wind Project Size in California Counties and the US Infographic (PDF)
- Wind Project Size in California Counties and the US Data Table (PDF)
Supply & Demand
- California ISO - Current System Outlook
- California Energy Demand Forecast 2012-2022 Volume 1: Statewide Electricity Demand and Methods, End-User Natural Gas Demand, and Energy Efficiency
- California Energy Demand Forecast 2012-2022 Volume 2: Electricity Demand by Utility Planning Area
- California Energy Balances
Consumption
Infrastructure / Transmission
- Operational Power Plant Annual Reporting (Online Database)
- Maps of Hydro Power Plants in California
- Map of Power Plant Locations
- Map of Transmission Lines
- Annual Planning Renewable Net Short (Excel file)
- RNS Update Report Operational Generation (Excel file)
Reliability
- Map of Balancing Authority Areas
- California Independent System Operator
- Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC)
- North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)
