understanding california energy infographic · 2019-10-09 · of california’s total energy...
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of California’s total energy consumption is
SUCH AS OIL & NATURAL GAS
UNDERSTANDING CALIFORNIA ENERGY
CALIFORNIA’S ENERGY DEMAND DRAMATICALLY EXCEEDS ITS SUPPLY.
CALIFORNIA IMPORTS ENOUGH ENERGY EACH YEAR FOR SPACEX FALCON 9
SHUTTLE LAUNCHES
TRADITIONAL ENERGY
60,255
73%73%
16%
9%
2%
5th LARGEST ECONOMY 40MILLION
PEOPLE+
(2017)
ENERGY IMPORTED FROM OTHER STATES & FOREIGN COUNTRIES
ENERGY PRODUCED IN CA
111%5,346 TRILLION British Thermal Unit
2,536 TRILLION Btu (2017)
Californians need more energy than the state produces.
FOSSIL FUEL
RENEWABLES
OTHER
NUCLEAR
209billion cubic feet (Bcf)
WE USE ALL THE OIL AND NATURAL GAS PRODUCED IN THE STATE AND CHOOSE TO IMPORT THE REST TO SATISFY OUR DEMAND.
683million barrels
173million barrels
OIL PRODUCTION DEFICIT (2017)
2,110Bcf
NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION DEFICIT (2017)
Produced Consumed
CONSUMED 295% MORECONSUMED 910% MORE
CALIFORNIA HAS AN EVER-GROWING DEMAND FOR ENERGY
TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION
(Btu: a standard unit used to measure energy)
California, with 12% OF THE US POPULATION, accounts for 55% OF THE NET ENERGY IMPORTS FOR THE ENTIRE US.
(Sierra Nevada Mountains on one side and the Pacific Ocean on the other).
WE NEED AFFORDABLE ENERGY
Learn more at crc.com and poweringcalifornia.com
Access to safe, reliable and affordable energy is key to helping safeguard the ability for California working families to afford basic necessities such as food, education, medical care and housing. The state needs an All-of-the-Above energy approach – a diverse mix of in-state energy sources including renewable sources such as wind and solar, and traditional sources such as oil and natural gas – to meet our energy needs in the most sustainable way possible.
CALIFORNIA IS AN ENERGY ISLAND
NO OIL PIPELINES SUPPLYING THE STATE FROM THE REST OF THE COUNTRY MEANS
GROWING COSTLY
DEPENDENCE
$25B$
per year to countries including SAUDI ARABIA, ECUADOR, COLOMBIA, KUWAIT AND IRAQ.
In 2018, California imported 369 MILLION BARRELS
of foreign oil — equating to California sending
ON ENERGY IMPORTS FROM
FOREIGN NATIONS
CONSEQUENCES OF IMPORTING FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES
IMPORTING EXCESS DEMAND
91% of natural gas is imported
30% of electricity is imported
MORE DEPENDENT
Foreign producers do not apply California’s leading safety, labor, human rights and environmental standards which means
California has vast oil, natural gas and renewable resources that
can make us more SELF-SUFFICIENT and SECURE, and
we have the WORKFORCE and TECHNOLOGY to develop
those resources safely and responsibly for decades to come.
INCREASED COSTS AND A LARGER ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT.
5Xon foreign oil imports in only two decades
74% of oil is imported