Re: Electrification
Author: Edward
Date: 04-26-2014 - 12:54
I can't speak to Southern California sources of electricity, but here in the north we are supplied by PG & E. Here is their statement on the subject:
"The power mix we provided to our customers in 2012 consisted of non-emitting nuclear generation (21 percent), large hydroelectric facilities (11 percent) and eligible renewable resources (19 percent), such as wind, geothermal, biomass, solar and small hydro. The remaining portion came from natural gas/other (27 percent) and unspecified power (21 percent). Unspecified power refers to electricity that is not traceable to specific generation sources by any auditable contract trail."
They have gotten better since then, not entirely by their own choice as California is requiring more "green" production every year.