The advantage of an advanced warning is that all of us on the west coast
can buy our generators before the hurricanes hit the east coast next
summer.

I know that California may be 48th in per capital consumption.  But you
also have to look at whether or not the state of California is an energy
sink or energy source.

I think a better estimate for efficiencies in a state would be:

X = ( megawatts produced in state - megawatts used in state)/number of
people

Some states like Montana, Idaho, North Dakota may then result in a VERY
large positive value in that the populations are small but they generate a
lot of energy for export.  California will have had a negative number last
January.

Having a higher per capita consumption value in Montana doesn't necessarily
mean they are less efficient.  It could one of the integral cost of doing
business in the state. That is,  people like to eat, sleep in a house that
is with the room temperature above (-40F).

It might be easy to give the Californians a hard time, but you also have to
remember that higher energy costs on the west coast (CA, OR, WA, etc) will
result in higher food costs else where in the nation.  So when you want to
buy an avocado and it is $5 each, or an apple for $5... you just need to
remember that you are paying for the true market price of the goods...