2006 SNWI Home
2006 Wealth Defined
SNWI Uses and Users
Indicators
Social Capital
Natural Capital
Land Use
Water Use
Groundwater
Agricultural Production
Farm Acreage
Williamson Act
Value of Agriculture Using Sierra Nevada Water
Value of Agriculture Sold Directly to Individuals
Organic Agriculture
Forests & Timber Production
Fire Threat
Air Pollution: Particulate Matter
Air Pollution: Ozone
Global Warming
Energy Production
Energy Use
Electricity Prices
Vehicle Miles Traveled
Solid Waste
Toxics Pollution
Financial Capital
Summary
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Energy UsePer Capita Energy Use Higher than in California Why is it important? Energy use per capita in the Sierra Nevada tends to be higher than California’s urban areas due to a greater need for heating in the winter, air conditioning in portions of the Sierra Nevada in the summer, and transportation between remote communities. This occurs despite electricity exports as shown in the energy production indicator. How are we doing? Average residential electricity consumption in the North and South Central Sierra has risen substantially—more than 20 percent in the last four years reported. This may be due to the increasing number of second homes in the region, which adds use without increasing permanent population. In the North Central Sierra, nonresidential electricity usage per customer is the highest in the region, although no Sierra Nevada subregion had average nonresidential use as high as in California.
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