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California's Major Sources of Energy

[graphic depicting sources and percentages of energy - oil, natural gas, electricity]
Electricity (2006)
Source
   In-State 78.1%
     Natural Gas 41.5%
     Nuclear 12.9%
     Large Hydro 19.0%
     Coal* 15.7%
     Renewable 10.9%
        
   Imports 21.9%
     PNW 6.7%
     USSW 15.2%
Natural Gas (2006)
Source
   In State 13.5%
   Canada 23.4%
   Rockies 27.7%
   Southwest 40.3%
Crude Oil (2006)
Source
   In State 38.8%
   Alaska 16.1%
   Foreign 45.0%


* Intermountain and other California utility-owned coal plants, though outside California, are considered "in-state", since they are in California utilities' control areas. List of utility ownership of outside California coal plants.


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