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About Electric Services
Anaheim Public Utilities operates the only municipal electric system in Orange County. That means that the ratepayers of this community own their utility, and therefore, the key decisions concerning its operation can be made right here in Anaheim.
Definitions
- 1 kilowatt (kW) = 1,000 Watts.
- 1 megawatt (MW) = 1,000 kW - Enough electricity to serve about 750 Anaheim residences.
- kW and MW - Refer to the instantaneous amount of electricity being used or generated.
- Peak demand - The highest amount of electricity used during a defined time. Typically over a full hour within a given period. Such as a day, month, season, or year.
- 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) - Lights ten 100-watt light bulbs or 66 LED equivalent bulbs for one hour.
- 1 megawatt-hour (MWh) - Lights ten thousand 100-watt light bulbs or six-thousand LED equivalent bulbs for one hour.
- 1 MWh = 1,000 kWh.
- kWh and MWh - Refer to the amount of electricity used during one hour.
Did you know?
- Anaheim residents enjoy the lowest electric rates in Orange County.
- Anaheim is one of the few Orange County cities that do not collect a utility users tax.
- Anaheim Public Utilities owns one of the largest municipal solar photovoltaic (PV) system on top of a convention center in the North America. At 2.4 megawatts and consisting of 7,908 panels, the system produces 3.5 million
kWh's annually, which is enough to power 600 homes in Anaheim. - To date, 128 circuit miles of overhead power lines have been placed underground since 1990.
- Qualifying Anaheim senior, long-term disabled, and military veteran customers can save 10%
off their electric bills. - The first 300 kWh's a month for typical Anaheim residents are billed at a low lifeline rate – more than 40% lower.
- Added lifeline allowances are available to customers with medical needs.
- Qualifying businesses are able to switch to Anaheim's voluntary TOU rate, to save money by operating outside of hours when electric demand is highest.
Electric supply
Anaheim Public Utilities' power supply comes from resources located in Anaheim and across the Western United States.
Power generating
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Anaheim, CA |
Solar - renewable |
2.1 MW |
|
Loyalton, CA |
Biomass - renewable | 0.8 MW |
|
Brea, CA |
Landfill Gas - renewable | 27.8 MW |
Bowerman Power Facility |
Irvine, CA | Landfill Gas - renewable |
19.6 MW |
Canyon Power Project |
Anaheim, CA | Gas | 200 MW |
Desert Harvest Facility |
Desert Center, CA | Solar - renewable |
36 MW |
High Winds Energy Center |
Wind - renewable | 6 MW | |
Hoover Dam |
NV/AZ border | Large Hydro |
40 MW |
Intermountain Power Plant |
near Delta, UT | Coal (Gas 2025) | 236 MW |
Magnolia Power Project |
Burbank, CA | Gas | 118 MW |
MWD Hydroelectric Project |
LA Basin Area, CA | Small Hydro - renewable | 9.7 MW |
Heber South |
Heber, CA | Geothermal - renewable | 8.4 MW |
Pleasant Valley Energy Center |
Evanston, WY | Wind - renewable | 30 MW |
Thermo No.1 |
Beaver County, UT | Geothermal - renewable |
11 MW |
San Gorgonio Wind Farm |
Whitewater, CA | Wind - renewable | 31 MW |
Westside Solar WSP PV1 |
Solar - renewable |
2 MW |
Annual Generation Output: | 3,192,760 MWh |
Total Owned Generation: | 57,876 MWh |
Total Purchased Power: | 3,134,885 MWh |
Distribution system | |
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Transmission, 220kV, circuit miles | 1.2 |
Transmission, 69kV, circuit miles |
88.0 |
Total | 89.2 |
Distribution, 12kV and lower, circuit miles | |
Overhead | 393 primary, 1200 secondary |
Underground | 741 primary, 973 secondary |
Total | 1134 primary, 2173 secondary |
Substations | 14 (including 2 main stations) |
Transformer capacity, KVA | |
220kV to 69kV | 1,808,000 |
69kV to 12kV | 1,325,800 |
12kV to customer | 1,856,976 |
Number of meters | |
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Residential | 105,260 |
Commercial | 17,879 |
Industrial | 305 |
Other | 117 |
Other utilities | 15 |
Total meters |
123,576 |
FY 2018/19 updated January 2020
Megawatt-hour sales | |
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Residential | 598,487 |
Commercial | 758,255 |
Industrial | 932,854 |
Other | 664 |
Other utilities | 830,736 |
Total sales | 3,120,996 |
FY 2018/19 updated January 2020
Revenue from sales | |
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Residential | $ 99,321,000 |
Commercial | 131,998,000 |
Industrial | 131,553,000 |
Other | 58,172,000 |
Other utilities | 38,138,000 |
Total sales | $459,182,426 |
FY 2018/19 updated February 2020
1.2 |
1.2 |