The LA Times&#x27; title for this article is wrong. California does not generate electricity from coal, however, California uses a lot of electricity generated from coal. As the article notes near the end, California uses electricity from coal generated out of state.<p>According to SNL, &quot;at times, as much as 50% of Southern California&#x27;s electricity still comes from coal-fired plants, Steve Homer, director of project management for the Southern California Public Power Authority, or SCPPA, told SNL Energy.&quot;   <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.snl.com&#x2F;InteractiveX&#x2F;Article.aspx?cdid=A-34113318-14128" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.snl.com&#x2F;InteractiveX&#x2F;Article.aspx?cdid=A-3411331...</a><p>This really is a reminder that the writers of articles frequently do not write the headlines. That&#x27;s a big reason why titles of articles are frequently misleading.