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  2. Energy in California - Wikipedia

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    [citation needed] There are four ethanol production plants in central and southern California, but most of California's ethanol supply is transported from other states or abroad. As of 2018, California is a leader in the United States in electric vehicles. [94] California has the second highest rate of plug-in cars in the world, trailing behind ...

  3. Regional transmission organization (North America) - Wikipedia

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    The transfer of electricity between states is considered interstate commerce, and electric grids spanning multiple states are therefore regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). [1] The voluntary creation of RTOs was initiated by FERC in December 1999. [2]

  4. California's soaring electricity rates strain consumers ... - AOL

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    (The Center Square) – California has completed yet another year with some of the highest electricity rates in the country – almost double the national average. The state’s electricity rates ...

  5. Big Creek Hydroelectric Project - Wikipedia

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    The primary purpose of the project was to provide electric power for the fast-growing city of Los Angeles. California engineer John S. Eastwood was the principal designer of the system, which was initially funded and built by Henry E. Huntington's Pacific Light and Power Company (PL&P). Construction of the system's facilities started in 1911 ...

  6. Electric power transmission - Wikipedia

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    Four circuits are shown. Two additional circuits are obscured by trees on the far right. The entire 6809 MW [1] nameplate generation capacity of the dam is accommodated by these six circuits. Electric power transmission is the bulk movement of electrical energy from a generating site, such as a power plant, to an electrical substation.

  7. Soaring California natural gas prices could bring higher ...

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    The utility had already increased electricity rates by about 7% on Jan. 1, along with a 3% hike by Pacific Gas and Electric Co. and 16% by San Diego Gas & Electric Co., according to filings with ...

  8. New utility rate change touches political nerve over ...

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    The change at the California Public Utilities Commission last week applies to electric customers of Pacific Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric.

  9. Pacific DC Intertie - Wikipedia

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    The Pacific Intertie consists of: [4] The Celilo Converter Station which converts three phase 60 Hz AC at 230 to 500 kV to ±500 kV DC (1000 kV pole-to-pole) at . The grounding system at Celilo consists of 1,067 cast iron anodes buried in a two-foot (60 cm) trench of petroleum coke, which behaves as an electrode, arranged in a ring of 2.0 miles (3,255 m) circumference at Rice Flats (near Rice ...