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A Los Angeles Times analysis of California's costly power glut

california-electricity-capacity-analysis

By Ryan Menezes and Ben Welsh

This data analysis provided information for the February 5, 2017, Los Angeles Times story "Californians are paying billions for power they don't need" by documenting California's glut of power and the increasing cost to consumers. It also underpins a complementary interactive graphic. The data are drawn from the Energy Information Administration, a branch of the United States government.

The analysis.ipynb file outlines the collection, transformation and analysis of the data.