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New Forbes Piece Out Now: High Blue State Gasoline Prices – New Study Details the Causes
Why are drivers in California, Oregon, Washington and other blue states are paying so much more at the pump? A powerful new report from the Institute for Energy Research lays it out clearly.
Key points from @IERenergy's “The Pacific Premium” study:
⚡️Policy Choices Drive the Gap: Blue states led by Democrats have enacted high fuel taxes, carbon taxes, aggressive environmental regs, and low-carbon fuel standards that directly inflate prices. These are deliberate decisions, not accidents.
⚡️West Coast Stands Out: California’s prices top the nation: even higher than Hawaii. Oregon has zero refineries and imports everything. Washington and California face refining capacity decline due to policy pressure.
⚡️Blue vs. Red Reality: States with Republican leadership generally show lower gasoline and diesel prices. Producer states with strong infrastructure enjoy better affordability. Elections have consequences.
⚡️California Specifics: Special reformulated gasoline, refinery closures (down to 7, with more planned), heavy reliance on foreign imports, and pipeline restrictions all compound costs. Affordability isn’t the priority: climate goals are.
⚡️Quote from IER President Tom Pyle: “Every passage of a fuel tax or carbon tax… is passed on to consumers… state energy policies matter.”
Gasoline prices reflect real trade-offs in state governance. This isn’t about Big Oil or distant events: it’s about intentional policy at the state level.
Link in the following post.
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