Re: General Motor\'s EV1 Electric Cars Scrapped
California Energy Output by Source (Electrical Utilities plus
Independent Power Producers) 2002 [1]
Source Megawatts % of Total
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Coal .............. 2,327,809 1.3
Petroleum ......... 1,961,066 1.1
Natural Gas ....... 89,624,044 48.7
Other Gasses ...... 1,240,053 0.7
Nuclear ........... 34,352,340 18.6
Hydroelectric ..... 30,899,631 16.8
Other Renewables .. 23,680,568 12.9
Other.............. 124,520 0.1
California Gross System Power 2003/Fuel Type Gigawatt-Hours [2] [3]
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Fuel Type GSP % of Total
Coal ............... 59,016 21.3
Large Hydro ........ 44,926 16.2
Natural Gas ........ 102,005 36.9
Nuclear ............ 41,925 15.2
Renewables ......... 28,740 10.4
Renewables Breakdown:
Biomass ....... 5,574 2.0
Geothermal .... 13,771 5.0
Small Hydro ... 5,146 1.9
Solar ......... 758 0.3
Wind .......... 3,491 1.3
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28,740
And a significant portion of the Hydroelectric is sent down from Oregon and Washington...looks like 10%.
The Southwest sends California 13% more of the power they need.
Read as California already has 23% deficit for electric power generation, with the bulk of their power comming from Natural Gas, Coal, Nuke.