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From Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Steve Goreham<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Originally published in NewsBlaze<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At COP30, the United Nations Climate Conference, Governor Gavin Newsom praised California\u2019s use of renewable energy and attacked the energy policies of the Trump administration. But from high prices to failing renewable systems, California is an energy affordability disaster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week at COP30 in Brazil, California Governor Gavin Newsom boasted<\/a> that his state gets \u201ctwo-thirds of its energy sourced from clean energy.\u201d He also said that \u201cnine out of ten days run at a portion of the day at 100% clean energy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the governor meant electricity, not<\/em> energy. According to the US Department of Energy (DOE), in 2024 California<\/a> generated 57% of its electricity from renewables and 7% from nuclear, close to the \u201ctwo-thirds\u201d claim by the governor. But only about 15% of California\u2019s energy is consumed as electricity. When you include transportation and industry, more than 80% of California\u2019s total energy consumption still comes from hydrocarbon fuels, with 58% from petroleum and 25% from natural gas in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A transition to renewable electricity has been a California priority for more than 20 years. The state closed<\/a> 11 coal-fired plants and converted three other coal plants to burn biomass fuel. The San Onofre nuclear station was closed in 2013. At the same time, the state installed 22 gigawatts of utility-scale solar capacity<\/a> and an additional 18 gigawatts of rooftop solar, both state-leading totals, along with more than 6 gigawatts of wind capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But California\u2019s transition to renewable electricity is an affordability disaster. From 2008 to 2024, California electricity prices rose<\/a> 116% compared to a national average electricity increase of 33%. State residential electricity prices are now 32 cents per kilowatt-hour, second highest in the nation, rapidly approaching leader Hawaii, and roughly double the national average price. Air-conditioning a medium-sized California home can cost $1,000 per month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At COP30 Newsom said<\/a>, \u201cI initiated the first-in-the-nation zero emissions vehicle (ZEV) mandate by 2035.\u201d ZEVs are typically electric vehicles (EVs) or hydrogen vehicles. California\u2019s ZEV law would force all in-state auto sales to be ZEVs by 2035, preventing consumers from buying gasoline cars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

California ZEV mandates are also a high-cost approach. As of April 2025, the average price<\/a> of a new EV sold in the US was about $59,000, more than 20% higher than the $48,700 average price for a new gasoline car. This included a discount for the federal EV tax credit, up to $7,500 on a new EV sale. But the EV tax credit was ended in September by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act<\/a> passed by Congress in July. EVs will remain higher priced than gasoline cars for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

California leads the nation in hydrogen cars<\/a> with about 12,000 on the road, but these are also expensive. Fuel for hydrogen cars costs at least $14 per equivalent gasoline gallon. The California Energy Commission has spent<\/a> over $200 million to subsidize hydrogen fueling stations, but the number of stations is dropping, from a high of about 65 stations to 55 today. The number of hydrogen cars on the road is also falling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

California\u2019s Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation (ACF) went into effect in 2024. The\u00a0regulation<\/a>\u00a0intended to force all trucks operating in California to be zero emissions. But electric trucks cost 2\u25003 times as much as diesel trucks, and because of heavier weight, carry less freight. Diesels can\u00a0travel<\/a>\u00a0about 1200 miles after filling the tank in 15 minutes. The range of electric trucks is only about 150\u2500330 miles and recharging take hours, even on a high-speed charger. The ACF promised to be another unaffordable mandate from the Newsom administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But in a win for affordability, the Congress and President Trump struck down California\u2019s ZEV and ACF laws last spring. The 1980 Clean Air Act and revisions to the act give the EPA responsibility for national air pollution regulations. California\u2019s ability to regulate air pollution requires a waiver from the EPA, which the administration revoked<\/a> in May. Governor Newsom has sued the federal government to try to re-establish the unaffordable ZEV and ACF mandates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Costly California also has the most expensive gasoline and diesel fuel in the nation. This week, state regular gasoline<\/a> prices are $4.67 per gallon, more than 50% higher than the national average of $3.07\/gallon. But California prices may be going much higher because refineries are closing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the 1980s, more than 40 refineries operated<\/a> in California. This number has declined to 13 operating refineries. Two additional refineries, the Phillips 66 Wilmington facility and Valero\u2019s Benicia plant, have announced<\/a> that they will close in the next six months. As a result, California gasoline prices may rise to $8 per gallon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

California\u2019s renewable systems themselves have been failing. Earlier this year, it was announced that the Ivanpah<\/a> Solar Power Facility in the Mojave Desert would close next year after only 12 years of operation. Ivanpah was constructed for $2.2 billion in 2014, with $1.6 billion in federal loan guarantees, and was the world\u2019s largest solar facility at the time. But Ivanpah produced less electricity than expected and needed natural gas to try to stay operational.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last summer Governor Newsom announced that California had added more than 2,300 megawatts of grid battery storage, stating<\/a> \u201cThe key to a cleaner, more reliable power grid is batteries \u2014 and no other jurisdiction on the planet, save China, comes even close to our deployment.\u201d Grid batteries intend to back up intermittent wind and solar systems, storing electricity when wind and solar output is high and then releasing it when output is low. But batteries are prone to self-ignition and spectacular failure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On May 15, 2024, the Gateway Energy Storage<\/a> system near San Diego caught fire. The 250-megawatt facility burned for 17 days and reignited several times after fire crews had extinguished the blaze. A battery facility in Escondido, also near San Diego, caught fire five months later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On January 16 of this year, the battery system at Moss Landing<\/a>, California caught fire and burned for several days. The 300 MW system was one of the largest in the world but was 55% destroyed after only three years of operation. Roads and schools closed, and 12,000 residents were asked to temporarily evacuate during the blaze. Residents pay for the cost of battery failures with higher electricity bills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Green energy mandates cause California housing prices to rise. The 2020 California Solar Mandate requires<\/a> new homes to have solar panels and wiring for electric appliances. The California Building Standards Commission enacted standards<\/a> that require conduit for EV charging in single-family homes and parking facilities with EV chargers for multi-family homes and hotels. These requirements make housing less affordable for low-income residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The newest Democrat party line is \u201caffordability,\u201d but renewable energy in California shows how not to be affordable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Steve Goreham<\/a> is a speaker on energy, the environment, and public policy and author of the bestselling book<\/a> Green Breakdown: The Coming Renewable Energy Failure<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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