What to know: California’s energy policies could soon result in that state’s drivers paying $8 per gallon of gas.
The TPPF take: California’s anti-energy policies are having their predictable effect.
“The core issue is simple: California’s policymakers prioritized renewable energy mandates over affordability and reliability,” says TPPF’s Chuck DeVore. “When politicians prioritize ideological energy policies over common sense, the result is higher costs, reduced reliability and greater dependence on foreign energy sources.”