> This is an achievement to be proud of.

I mean I'm all for reducing power consumption, but is having a mild climate an achievement to be proud of? I'd guess that California's main population centers have fewer degree days away from 72 F than any other state in the country. By default, you'd expect their power consumption to be the very lowest.

(The other states close to CA in consumption per capita have much worse climates, but their people live in denser urban centers and have smaller, likely more efficient dwellings.)