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That chart says that natural gas was 43.8% in 2018. It also gives: Solar, 19.0% Hydro, 12.3% Wind, 6.5% Geothermal, 5.7% Wood/biomass, 2.7% Add those rene
by philipkglass 7y ago
That chart says that natural gas was 43.8% in 2018. It also gives:
Solar, 19.0%
Hydro, 12.3%
Wind, 6.5%
Geothermal, 5.7%
Wood/biomass, 2.7%
Add those renewable sources together and you get 46.2%, more (but only slightly more) than natural gas. It looks like the chart-maker's data source is the Energy Information Administration. The greater dominance of renewables that I found may be because I'm just tracking the CAISO grid. The EIA would have data covering Southern California as well.