California Energy Data
Dennis Silverman
Most of the data has been culled from Los Angeles
Times articles from 2001, and the California Energy Commission web
sites. This page is mainly for energy supply and usage data and for
conservation, but does not include the history or politics of the California
energy crunch. The main guide to the physical use of power is to
realize that it is a five step process: (1) mining the source fuel,
(2) transporting the fuel to the power generating plant, (3) efficiently
producing the electrical power, (4) distributing the power over power lines,
(5) using the power efficiently, including conservation measures.
Costs are incurred at each stage, which include the effects of possible
bottlenecks.
Online News Coverage
Energy Information Links and Conservation Guides
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Track California
Electricity Usage (Cal-ISO) (Power Watch 2000 on that page notifies of
Rolling Blackouts)
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Southern California Edison (Owned by
Edison International) (Also leads to rotating outages links)
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By dialing 1-800-611-1911 and inputting your account number, you
can find your SCE rotating outage group.
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Units
Curtailed (Daily Reports, Click on Latest One - Total is near the bottom)
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Automated
Power Exchange Pricing of Electrical Power
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California Public Utilities
Commission
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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(FERC)
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California Department of Water
Resources (purchases 30% of power for the state)
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United States
Energy Summary (EIA-DOE) April 2001 (The best starting point for the US.)
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California
Electricity Profile (EIA-DOE) (Excellent starting point for California)
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California
Electricity Data for 1999, DOE, Energy Information Administration
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Energy
in the US (EIA-DOE)
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Annual Energy
Review (DOE, almost 2,000 data series)
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Home Energy Saver at Lawrence
Berkeley National Lab
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American Council for an Energy Efficient
Economy
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Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy Network (DOE)
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Energy Star (EPA)
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Los Angeles DWP Green LA
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Pacific Gas and Electric (Owned
by PG&E Corp.)
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PG
& E Home Energy Saving Checklist
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SCE Save
Energy and Money
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San Diego Gas and Electric
(Owned by Sempra Energy)
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Southern California Gas Company
(Owned by Sempra Energy)
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SC
Gas Energy Savings
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Sempra Energy
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California Energy Commission
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California
Energy Commission Consumer Tips
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Consumer Energy Center
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Energy News
Data
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California
Energy Facts
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Utility Consumers Action Network
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UCAN's
In-Depth Conservation Guide
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The Foundation for Taxpayer
and Consumer Rights (see Special Report, the Califonia Energy Crisis)
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California
Major Energy Sources (data below)
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California's major sources of all energy in 1999 were:
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Petroleum: In-State, 53%; Alaska 32%; and Foreign, 15%.
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Electricity: In-State, 75%; Southwest, 14%; and Northwest; 11%.
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Natural Gas: In-State, 16%; Canada, 28%; Rockies, 10%; and Southwest, 46%.
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Energy Information Administration
(Dept. of Energy)
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Nuclear Energy Institute
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Nuclear
Facilities
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San Onofre Nuclear Generating
Station
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Nuclear Plant Information
Books
I would appreciate more public domain data and their sources.
Please e-mail Dennis Silverman
at U.C. Irvine, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy.