February 10, 2012 > Calif. gets 5 percent of electricity from wind Calif. gets 5 percent of electricity from wind Submitted By AP Wire Service BERKELEY, Calif. (AP), Feb 01 - Five percent of California's electricity is now generated by wind power. The Berkeley-based California Wind Energy Association says state wind projects last year generated 921 megawatts, enough electricity to power more than 400,000 homes. The San Jose Mercury News (http://bit.ly/AABHPd) says 2010 figures from the California Energy Commission said wind made up 4.7 percent of the state's electricity mix. Solar was 0.3 percent. Forty-two percent of California's electricity comes from natural gas, followed by nuclear power and hydropower. The state wants to get 33 percent of its power from renewable sources by 2020. --- Information from: San Jose Mercury News, http://www.sjmercury.com