Utility Scale Electical Generation (2020)

Power plants of at least 1 MW are required to report data. Counties in gray had no utility-scale (commercial) renewable electric generation. Distributed generation (for example,rooftop solar) is not included. Data is classified using the Jenk's Natural Breaks method.Projection: WGS 1984 California (Teale) Alberts (US Feet). Data Sources: California EnergyCommission. Energy production data is from the Quarterly Fuel and Energy Report, andthe Wind Performance Reporting System databases. Data is for 2020 and is current as ofNovember 8, 2021. For more information, please contact Rebecca Vail at (916) 477-0738or John Hingtgen at (916) 510-9747.

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notes <div>Power plants of at least 1 MW are required to report data. Counties in gray had no utility-</div><div>scale (commercial) renewable electric generation. Distributed generation (for example,</div><div>rooftop solar) is not included. Data is classified using the Jenk's Natural Breaks method.</div><div>Projection: WGS 1984 California (Teale) Alberts (US Feet). Data Sources: California Energy</div><div>Commission. Energy production data is from the Quarterly Fuel and Energy Report, and</div><div>the Wind Performance Reporting System databases. Data is for 2020 and is current as of</div><div>November 8, 2021. For more information, please contact Rebecca Vail at (916) 477-0738</div><div>or John Hingtgen at (916) 510-9747.</div>
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