California Energy Commission – California Globe

Ringside: EVs and California’s Future Demand for Electricity

December 4, 2025 3:10 amDecember 4, 2025 3:11 am

When it comes to the achievement of “carbon neutrality” and the requisite energy policies to get there, few choices carry with them more consequences than the planned, nearly total electrification of our economy. And when it comes to electrification, few...

New Report Warns Consequences of an Oil Pipeline Shutdown Would ‘Cascade Across the State’

December 2, 2025 2:55 amDecember 4, 2025 10:58 am

“Has California’s Oil And Gas Industry Hit The Point Of No Return?” the California Globe asked Monday, after learning from a long time oil and gas expert that the state may actually have crossed a line too far to claw...

Has California’s Oil and Gas Industry Hit the Point of No Return?

December 1, 2025 3:00 amDecember 2, 2025 6:29 am

Most California residents recognize that California’s highest-in-the-nation gas prices are self-inflected, as is the gasoline crisis in the state. This has subsequently increased dependency on foreign oil suppliers and shippers to supply fuels, and as we reported recently, this poses...

Newsom Makes a Big About-Face with Big Oil

October 31, 2025 3:30 amOctober 31, 2025 3:31 am

As he considers a run for the White House, California Governor Gavin Newsom may finally be realizing that he has created a major problem for himself and his party. It’s an issue others acknowledge could become a massive political liability...

Ringside: Is Biodiesel Sustainable?

October 9, 2025 2:55 amOctober 9, 2025 2:56 am

For the most part, California’s farmers grow food, not fuel. But the fuel required to operate farm equipment is diesel fuel, increasingly refined from food grown on America’s great plains. Digging into this reveals a rabbit hole of such depth...

Californians Choosing Between Gas or Groceries, Utility Bills or Rent

August 11, 2025 7:53 amAugust 12, 2025 6:26 am

How is it possible that in California, hard-working families must choose between gas or groceries, utility bills or rent? The average cost for a gallon of regular gas in the U.S. today is $3.138. California’s cost for that same gallon...

Ringside: One Way to Avoid Gasoline Lines in 2026

July 18, 2025 2:38 amJuly 19, 2025 7:34 am

It’s well known by now that California’s refinery capacity is stretched to the limit. The state’s total crude oil consumption last year was 1.40 million barrels per day, with daily refinery capacity at 1.62 million barrels per day. When accounting for downtime...