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Monterey County, California Electricity Overview
Wind produces 34,277 megawatt hours of electricity in Monterey County. This equals roughly 0.08 megawatt hours per person in Monterey County being generated from wind power, giving the county a rank of 477th highest county in the United States out of 3230 counties in that category.
Monterey County uses non-renewable fuel types to generate 12.91 megawatt hours per citizen, making them the 5th highest county in the state for non-renewable production per capita.
Monterey County is 5th out of 58 counties in California for total natural gas generation, with 5,728,994.91 megawatt hours produced using the source.
Monterey County had a 4.72% drop in CO2 emissions per capita within the past 12 months.
Monterey County currently ranks 787th in the US out of 3230 counties for megawatt hours generated by solar power.
With 5,692 megawatt generated from solar power and 432,858 consumers in Monterey County, the county averages 0.01 megawatt hours produced from solar per capita, which gives it a ranking of 36th out of 58 counties in California.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
2,642,348 MWh
Consumption per Capita
6.1 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
5,681,069 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
91,063 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
5,590,006 MWh
Production per Capita
13.12 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
1,005,940,828 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
2,323.95 kg
Recent Energy News in Salinas
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Residential Electricity Prices
- In Salinas, the residential electricity bill national rank dropped by 10,647 positions to 23,789th, from last year's value of 13,142nd
- In Salinas, the residential electricity bill national rank dropped by 4,345 positions to 23,789th, from last month's value of 19,444th
- In Salinas, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill national rank dropped by 1,054 positions to 25,030th, from last month's value of 23,976th
- In Salinas, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill national rank dropped by 323 positions to 25,030th, from last year's value of 24,707th
- In Salinas, the residential electricity bill state rank dropped by 114 positions to 1,487th, from last year's value of 1,373rd
- In Salinas, the residential electricity bill increased by 37.68% to $170.3, from last year's value of $123.69
- In Salinas, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill increased by 2.33% to $170.44, from last month's value of $166.56
- In Salinas, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill increased by 0.76% to $170.44, from last year's value of $169.17
- In Salinas, the residential electricity bill state rank dropped by 1 position to 1,487th, from last month's value of 1,486th
- In Salinas, the residential electricity bill decreased by 0.51% to $170.3, from last month's value of $171.17
Commercial Electricity Prices
- In Salinas, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill national rank dropped by 702 positions to 24,355th, from last year's value of 23,653rd
- In Salinas, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill national rank dropped by 248 positions to 24,355th, from last month's value of 24,107th
- In Salinas, the commercial electricity bill national rank dropped by 511 positions to 25,022nd, from last year's value of 24,511th
- In Salinas, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill state rank increased by 51 positions to 999th, from last year's value of 1,050th
- In Salinas, the commercial electricity bill state rank dropped by 117 positions to 1,505th, from last year's value of 1,388th
- In Salinas, the commercial electricity bill state rank dropped by 64 positions to 1,505th, from last month's value of 1,441st
- In Salinas, the commercial electricity bill national rank dropped by 36 positions to 25,022nd, from last month's value of 24,986th
- In Salinas, the commercial electricity bill increased by 29.57% to $1,115.45, from last year's value of $860.87
- In Salinas, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill increased by 10.16% to $1,079.66, from last year's value of $980.09
- In Salinas, the commercial electricity bill increased by 7.18% to $1,115.45, from last month's value of $1,040.69
- In Salinas, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill increased by 2% to $1,079.66, from last month's value of $1,058.44
Industrial Electricity Prices
- In Salinas, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 716 positions to 4,799th, from last year's value of 4,083rd
- In Salinas, the industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 1,601 positions to 3,675th, from last year's value of 2,074th
- In Salinas, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 603 positions to 4,799th, from last month's value of 4,196th
- In Salinas, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill state rank dropped by 41 positions to 949th, from last month's value of 908th
- In Salinas, the industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 70 positions to 3,675th, from last month's value of 3,605th
- In Salinas, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill decreased by 12.54% to $2,241.43, from last year's value of $2,562.87
- In Salinas, the industrial electricity bill increased by 14.68% to $1,328.13, from last year's value of $1,158.13
- In Salinas, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill state rank increased by 2 positions to 949th, from last year's value of 951st
- In Salinas, the industrial electricity bill state rank dropped by 2 positions to 912th, from last month's value of 910th
- In Salinas, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill increased by 0.64% to $2,241.43, from last month's value of $2,227.26
- In Salinas, the industrial electricity bill decreased by 1.09% to $1,328.13, from last month's value of $1,342.71
Electricity Production from All Fuel Types
- In Salinas, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank dropped by 1,823 positions to 2,703rd, from last year's value of 880th
- In Salinas, the 12 month rolling average total production state rank dropped by 173 positions to 280th, from last year's value of 107th
- In Salinas, the 12 month rolling average total production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 1,991.52 MWhs
- In Salinas, the total production national rank increased by 11 positions to 2,699th, from last year's value of 2,710th
- In Salinas, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank increased by 4 positions to 2,703rd, from last month's value of 2,707th
- In Salinas, the 12 month rolling average total production state rank increased by 2 positions to 280th, from last month's value of 282nd
- In Salinas, the total production state rank increased by 3 positions to 280th, from last year's value of 283rd
- In Salinas, the total production national rank increased by 3 positions to 2,699th, from last month's value of 2,702nd
Electricity Production from Natural Gas
- In Salinas, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production national rank dropped by 602 positions to 1,061st, from last year's value of 459th
- In Salinas, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 1,991.52 MWhs
- In Salinas, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production state rank dropped by 66 positions to 129th, from last year's value of 63rd
- In Salinas, the natural gas production national rank dropped by 5 positions to 1,060th, from last year's value of 1,055th
Electricity Emission from Production from All Fuel Types
- In Salinas, the 12 month rolling average total emission national rank dropped by 2,120 positions to 2,699th, from last year's value of 579th
- In Salinas, the 12 month rolling average total emission state rank dropped by 212 positions to 280th, from last year's value of 68th
- In Salinas, the 12 month rolling average total emission decreased by 100% to 0 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 1215543.376923077 CO2 equivalent kgs
Electricity Emission from Production from Natural Gas
- In Salinas, the 12 month rolling average natural gas emission national rank dropped by 640 positions to 1,066th, from last year's value of 426th
- In Salinas, the 12 month rolling average natural gas emission decreased by 100% to 0 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 1215543.376923077 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Salinas, the 12 month rolling average natural gas emission state rank dropped by 75 positions to 129th, from last year's value of 54th
Salinas Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Electricity Rate for February, 2024
36.5¢ per kWh
- 14.56% higher than last month
- 46.41% higher than February last year
- 7.8% higher than the California average
- 123.95% higher than the US average
- 1,526th in the state out of 1,530 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 68 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 515 since February last year
- 26,537th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 299 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,517 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Rate
36¢ per kWh
- 2.75% higher than last month
- 14.1% higher than February last year
- 9.82% higher than the California average
- 112.51% higher than the US average
- 1,463rd in the state out of 1,530 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 26,471st in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 113 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 158 since February last year
Average Residential Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$170.3 per month
- 0.51% lower than last month
- 37.68% higher than February last year
- 11.15% higher than the California average
- 35.84% higher than the US average
- 1,487th in the state out of 1,530 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 114 since February last year
- 23,789th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 4,345 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 10,647 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bill
$170.44 per month
- 2.33% higher than last month
- 0.76% higher than February last year
- 6.78% higher than the California average
- 28.61% higher than the US average
- 1,484th in the state out of 1,530 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 25,030th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 1,054 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 323 since February last year
Average Commercial Electricity Rate for February, 2024
37.07¢ per kWh
- 7.15% higher than last month
- 29.47% higher than February last year
- 22.77% higher than the California average
- 172.24% higher than the US average
- 1,525th in the state out of 1,530 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 60 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 61 since February last year
- 26,691st in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 75 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 511 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Rate
35.52¢ per kWh
- 2.02% higher than last month
- 11.65% higher than February last year
- 17.62% higher than the California average
- 151.57% higher than the US average
- 1,465th in the state out of 1,530 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 65 since February last year
- 26,635th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 10 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 60 since February last year
Average Commercial Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$1,115.45 per month
- 7.18% higher than last month
- 29.57% higher than February last year
- 7.44% higher than the California average
- 33.33% lower than the US average
- 1,505th in the state out of 1,530 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 64 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 117 since February last year
- 25,022nd in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 36 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 511 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Bill
$1,079.66 per month
- 2% higher than last month
- 10.16% higher than February last year
- 2.77% lower than the California average
- 34.27% lower than the US average
- 999th in the state out of 1,530 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 51 since February last year
- 24,355th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 248 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 702 since February last year
Average Industrial Electricity Rate for February, 2024
27.67¢ per kWh
- 7.76% higher than last month
- 29.02% higher than February last year
- 15.47% higher than the California average
- 180.84% higher than the US average
- 1,500th in the state out of 1,529 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 66 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 74 since February last year
- 25,753rd in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 99 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 706 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Rate
27.85¢ per kWh
- 1.9% higher than last month
- 18.4% higher than February last year
- 12.47% higher than the California average
- 172.98% higher than the US average
- 1,464th in the state out of 1,529 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 65 since February last year
- 25,849th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 189 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 641 since February last year
Average Industrial Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$1,328.13 per month
- 1.09% lower than last month
- 14.68% higher than February last year
- 45.27% lower than the California average
- 95.67% lower than the US average
- 912th in the state out of 1,529 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 2 since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 3,675th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 70 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,601 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Bill
$2,241.43 per month
- 0.64% higher than last month
- 12.54% lower than February last year
- 35.15% lower than the California average
- 93.42% lower than the US average
- 949th in the state out of 1,529 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 41 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 2 since February last year
- 4,799th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 603 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 716 since February last year
Salinas, CA Electricity Overview
Inhabitants of Salinas spend, on average, 32.88 cents per kilowatt hour for their electricity. This is 11.42% more than California's average rate of 29.51 cents. Natural gas is one of the major fuel types used in the country, and Salinas is in on the action. They produce 27,987 megawatt hours by burning natural gas. This amount makes them as the 61st highest in California out of 1617 cities for natural gas production. Non-renewable fuels are used to generate 27,987 megawatt hours in the city, which is 100.00% of the city's total production.
Emissions in Salinas average 1,274.18 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita due to electricity consumption, which ranks them as the 74th worst polluting city out of 1617 cities in the state based on emissions per capita. This adds up to total emissions of 205,167,679.04 kilograms of CO2 emissions, ranking the city 40th highest for total pollution in California. The city is home to 3 electricity producing plants, which is the 50th highest number of power plants within a city in California out of the state's 1617 cities. In Salinas, Natural Gas makes up 100.00% of the fuel sources used for electricity production.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Salinas
Salinas residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in April.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Salinas, California
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Central Coast Community Energy | ENERGY | 9.78 | 37.78 | 1,757,498 | 171,867,200 | |
Commercial Energy of California | ENERGY | |||||
Pacific Gas and Electric Company | BUNDLED | 35.40 | 170.78 | 10,706,982 | 3,789,904,000 | |
Pilot Power Group | ENERGY | 13.25 | 74.5 | 30,697 | 4,067,000 |
Zips with electric coverage in Salinas, California include: 93906, 93905, 93901, 93907, 93908
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Seaside, CA Electricity Overview
Inhabitants of Seaside spend, on average, 32.87 cents per kilowatt hour for their electricity. This is 11.39% more than California's average rate of 29.51 cents. The national average monthly residential power bill is $138.3, while the Seaside average is 8.61% more at $150.21 per month. Central Coast Community Energy is the largest supplier in the city based on megawatt hours sold.
Emissions in Seaside average 1,202.33 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita due to electricity consumption, which ranks them as the 368th worst polluting city out of 1617 cities in the state based on emissions per capita. This adds up to total emissions of 39,233,209.5 kilograms of CO2 emissions, ranking the city 251st highest for total pollution in California. Because there is no electricity generation occurring within the city, electricity providers who service Seaside must bring in all of the megawatt hours they consume each year.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Seaside
Seaside residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in April.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Seaside, California
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Central Coast Community Energy | ENERGY | 9.78 | 37.78 | 1,757,498 | 171,867,200 | |
Commercial Energy of California | ENERGY | |||||
Pacific Gas and Electric Company | BUNDLED | 35.40 | 170.78 | 10,706,982 | 3,789,904,000 | |
Pilot Power Group | ENERGY | 13.25 | 74.5 | 30,697 | 4,067,000 |
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Monterey, CA Electricity Overview
Inhabitants of Monterey spend, on average, 32.57 cents per kilowatt hour for their electricity. This is 10.37% more than California's average rate of 29.51 cents. The national average monthly residential power bill is $138.3, while the Monterey average is 6.54% more at $147.34 per month. Central Coast Community Energy is the largest supplier in the city based on megawatt hours sold.
Emissions in Monterey average 1,202.33 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita due to electricity consumption, which ranks them as the 1290th worst polluting city out of 1617 cities in the state based on emissions per capita. This adds up to total emissions of 36,086,713.55 kilograms of CO2 emissions, ranking the city 267th highest for total pollution in California. Because there is no electricity generation occurring within the city, electricity providers who service Monterey must bring in all of the megawatt hours they consume each year.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Monterey
Monterey residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in April.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Monterey, California
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Central Coast Community Energy | ENERGY | 9.78 | 37.78 | 1,757,498 | 171,867,200 | |
Commercial Energy of California | ENERGY | |||||
Pacific Gas and Electric Company | BUNDLED | 35.40 | 170.78 | 10,706,982 | 3,789,904,000 | |
Pilot Power Group | ENERGY | 13.25 | 74.5 | 30,697 | 4,067,000 |
Zips with electric coverage in Monterey, California include: 93955, 93940, 93950, 93923, 93953, 93943
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Electricity Production in Monterey County, California
Power Plants in Monterey County, California
Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (kg) | Emissions per MWh | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
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Dynegy Moss Landing Power Plant HybridDynegy Energy Services (100.00%) | Monterey County | CA | Natural Gas | 5,284,174 | 2,002,435,690.92 | 378.95 | ||
Salinas River CogenerationSalinas River Cogeneration Co (100.00%) | Monterey County | CA | Natural Gas | 224,410 | 84,836,042.2 | 378.04 | ||
King City Power PlantCalpine (100.00%) | King City | CA | Natural Gas | 53,194 | 22,104,053.16 | 415.54 | ||
Marina Landfill GasMonterey Regional Waste Mgmt (100.00%) | Monterey County | CA | Landfill Gas | 33,695 | 16,901,193.02 | 501.59 | ||
Aera San Ardo Cogen FacilityAera Energy LLC-San Ardo (100.00%) | Monterey County | CA | Natural Gas | 22,282 | 6,397,285.02 | 287.11 | ||
TLR000 Hansen Fuel Cell2016 ESA Project Company, LLC (100.00%) | Salinas | CA | Natural Gas | 18,995 | 7,200,666.48 | 379.08 | ||
Ameresco Johnson CanyonAmeresco (100.00%) | Monterey County | CA | Landfill Gas | 10,137 | 5,519,680.35 | 544.51 | ||
King City PeakingCalpine (100.00%) | King City | CA | Natural Gas | 9,014 | 4,944,236.92 | 548.51 | ||
Monterey One WaterMonterey One Water (100.00%) | Monterey County | CA | Other Biomass Gas | 8,727 | 2,559,977.5 | 293.34 | ||
Taylor Farms - Schilling PlaceBloom Energy (100.00%) | Salinas | CA | Natural Gas | 7,094 | 2,752,063.02 | 387.94 | ||
Foundation California Training FacilityFoundation Windpower (100.00%) | Soledad | CA | Wind | 5,785 | ||||
Foundation Mann PackingFoundation Windpower (100.00%) | Monterey County | CA | Wind | 5,621 | ||||
Foundation SaIinas Valley State PrisonFoundation Windpower (100.00%) | Soledad | CA | Wind | 5,286 | ||||
Foundation Dole Fresh VegetablesFoundation CA Fund X Manager LLC (100.00%) | Monterey County | CA | Wind | 5,266 | ||||
D'Arrigo Brothers - Phase 4D'Arrigo Brothers (100.00%) | Monterey County | CA | Solar | 4,534 | ||||
City of Soledad Water ReclamationFoundation Windpower (100.00%) | Soledad | CA | Wind | 4,157 | ||||
Foundation Scheid VineyardsFoundation Windpower (100.00%) | Monterey County | CA | Wind | 4,134 | ||||
Taylor FarmsFoundation Windpower (100.00%) | Monterey County | CA | Wind | 4,028 | ||||
Taylor Farms SalinasTaylor Fresh Foods (100.00%) | Salinas | CA | Natural Gas | 1,898 | 7,129,406.9 | 3,756.27 | ||
Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control AgencyBanyan SolarCity Owner 2010 LLC (100.00%) | Monterey County | CA | Solar | 1,158 |
Monterey County, California Details
Tracking emissions on a per capita basis gives us a glimpse of the emissions efficiency of a county. Monterey County averages 2,323.95 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person from electricity consumption, which ranks them 2461st worst in the country out of 3230 counties for emissions efficiency. While not as telling of a statistic (more people almost always equals more pollution), the total pollution of Monterey County from electricity consumption is 1,005,940,828.39 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the 14th largest amount in California and 2461st in the United States. About 100.84% of electricity in Monterey County comes from production using Natural Gas. Other fuel sources used include Landfill Gas at 0.77% and Wind at 0.60%. Monterey County is home to 23 power producing plants, which is 63rd most in the country.
Providers In Each City in Monterey County:
- Carmel-by-the-Sea, California:
- Central Coast Community Energy: 50.00%
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 50.00%
- Del Rey Oaks, California:
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 50.00%
- Central Coast Community Energy: 50.00%
- Gonzales, California:
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 50.00%
- Central Coast Community Energy: 50.00%
- Greenfield, California:
- Central Coast Community Energy: 50.00%
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 50.00%
- King City, California:
- Central Coast Community Energy: 34.21%
- King City Community Power: 31.58%
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 34.21%
- Marina, California:
- Central Coast Community Energy: 52.41%
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 47.59%
- Monterey, California:
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 41.62%
- Central Coast Community Energy: 58.38%
- Pacific Grove, California:
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 42.31%
- Central Coast Community Energy: 57.69%
- Salinas, California:
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 50.00%
- Central Coast Community Energy: 50.00%
- Sand City, California:
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 14.81%
- Central Coast Community Energy: 85.19%
- Seaside, California:
- Central Coast Community Energy: 50.26%
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 49.74%
- Soledad, California:
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 50.00%
- Central Coast Community Energy: 50.00%
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FAQ
How many power plants are located in Monterey County, California?
Monterey County, California has 23 active electricity plants generating electricity for the county and surrounding areas.
What electricity company is the largest supplier in Monterey County, California?
By total megawatt hours sold, Central Coast Community Energy is the largest electricity provider in Monterey County, California.
How many electric companies offer service in Monterey County, California?
Monterey County, California is home to 5 electricity providers serving customers in the area.
What electricity companies offer service in Monterey County, California?
County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
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1 | Central Coast Community Energy | 199,481 |
2 | Pacific Gas and Electric Company | 102,600 |
3 | King City Community Power | 3,432 |
4 | Pilot Power Group | 172 |
5 | Commercial Energy of California | 33 |