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SCE leads the nation in renewable energy, delivering approximately 15.5 billion kilowatt-hours of renewable energy to customers in 2011. This constitutes about 21.1 percent of the energy we deliver to customers.

In 2011 SCE signed 15 contracts for 920 megawatts of renewable power. These contracts have the potential of providing 2.4 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity — enough for more than 364,000 average-sized homes for a year.

2011 Renewables Summary
CAPACITY
(MW)
DELIVERED IN 2011
(GWh)
PERCENTAGE OF
SCE's RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO (%)
Wind 2,315   5,502   35%
Geothermal    932   7,270   47%
Solar    433      995     6%
Small Hydro    227      920     6%
Biomass    129      857     6%
  Total 4,036 15,544 100%

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