by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor
As Appearing in the California Globe
California refiners have not engaged in widespread price gouging, profiteering, price manipulation
California’s average price for a gallon of gas today is $4.918; The national average cost for a gallon of gas is $3.260. In Texas that same gallon gas costs $2.87.
Where’s Gavin Newsom? He’s not commenting on this on his podcast?
Last month the Globe reported on a new study by USC Professor Michael Mische found that the factors which have contributed to California’s high gasoline prices over 50-years are self-imposed by state officials and politicians. It turns out that California is its own worst enemy.
In Sacramento, a gallon of gas will cost you:
$4.99 for regular, $5.20 for mid, $5.41 for premium, and $5.09 for diesel.
The highest gas prices in California are in Mono County at $5.85 per gallon, and Humboldt County at $5.74 per gallon.
Compare California’s gas prices with the national averages:
$3.26 for regular, $3.74 for mid, $4.09 for premium, and $3.64 for diesel.
