What are the 3 main kinds of energy in California?
1 Answer
Dec 6, 2016
The top three sources of energy for the state of California are petroleum, natural gas, and renewables.
Explanation:
The top three sources of energy for the state of California are petroleum, natural gas, and renewable energy sources. This data is from 2014.
43% of energy consumed in CA comes from petroleum, 32% from natural gas, and 12% from renewables. Note: this is all energy consumed. Most of this energy is consumed by the transportation sector.
The fourth largest source of energy consumed in CA is actually from other states, as CA imported 821.3 trillion Btus of energy. There are multiple sources for the out-of-state energy (read more about this here).
The pie chart below shows how much energy each sector consumed in 2014.
