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this post was submitted on 07 Jul 2025
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Disturbing narrative to claim as fact. Oil prices were high because of war on Russia, and usual OPEC conspiracy to cut output during Democrat terms. CA electricity prices are high because Utility monopolies are powerful lobbyists, with the biggest factor, raising prices in whole of CA to get out of forest fire related liability bankruptcies. Rate payers instead of shareholders had to pay. Restrictive home solar policies is also Utility supremacism.
There is little in the article that is directly climate related, but the more fuel you are "forced to use", the more expensive it will be. The housing cost reference doesn't have any climate related points in article, but solar mandate for new construction was heavily botched. Extremely crappy solar in small amount is usually installed, without regard to production efficiency/orientation.
If California politicians were paid to make energy cheaper for CA residents (they weren't and aren't), they haven't been doing their job, but its not renewable energy options that are to blame. It's control to limited access.