Energy

New Data Shows CA Oil Refiner Profits Top $1.29 Per Gallon In May; Price gouging Penalty Would Have Returned $611 Million To CA Drivers In 2026 Had It Been Implemented

July 16, 2026  ·  Jamie Court

Sacramento, CA —  Oil refiners profits data just released (opens in new tab) by the California Energy Commission (CEC) shows that California oil refiners made banner profits in May,...

Data Shows Wartime Price Gouging At Pump In CA Rampant, Supports Need For Legislation To Add “War” Under Anti-Price Gouging Laws

June 29, 2026  ·  Jamie Court

Los Angeles, CA — An analysis of US Energy Information Administration data finds that since the start of the war with Iran at the beginning of March...

California Oil Refiners’ Profit Margins Explode in April To $1.24 Per Gallon

June 17, 2026  ·  Jamie Court

Sacramento, CA – California oil refiners reported gross profits margins of $1.24 per gallon in April based on new data (opens in new tab)released by the California...

Consumer Watchdog Testimony on Gasoline Prices Before Senate Energy Committee

June 4, 2026  ·  Jamie Court

Watchdog Warns of Continued Gasoline Price Spikes Without Promised Energy Commission Rules

June 3, 2026  ·  Jamie Court

Sacramento, CA – Consumer President Jamie Court warned the Senate Energy, Utilities and Commerce Committee today that without long-promised oil refinery regulations California would continue to...

Watchdog To Newsom: Don’t Help Chevron Get Richer, Pull Back CARB Rules

May 27, 2026  ·  Jamie Court

Sacramento, CA – Consumer Watchdog urged Governor Newsom to pull back a Thursday vote on new rules for cap-and-trade that will hand a $2 billion windfall to Chevron...

Oil Permits Surge In First Q 2026 With Majority For Dangerous Extraction Techniques; Watchdogs Warn New State Drilling Law Unfair

May 27, 2026  ·  Liza Tucker

Los Angeles, CA –California oil permitting surged dramatically in the first quarter of 2026 with 154 of 190 permits to drill new wells authorizing dangerous oil...

Assembly Kills Landmark Legislation Requiring Independent Audits of Utility Wildfire Spending, Slap In Face to Wildfire Survivors As Utilities Seek Bailout Worth Billions

May 14, 2026  ·  Jamie Court

Sacramento, CA – The California Assembly Appropriations Committee failed to advance Assembly Bill 1774 (Boerner), which requires independent audits of Wildfire Mitigation Plan (WMP) spending before...

Wildfire Survivors, Consumer Groups, Insurers, Public Entities Oppose Limits on Survivors’ Rights At Hearings In CA Capitol On CEA SB 254 Report  

May 12, 2026  ·  Jamie Court

Sacramento, CA  —  Survivors of the worst fires in California history will be speaking out against limits on their rights to recover damages from for-profit utilities that...

CA Oil Refiners’ Margins Top $1 Per Gallon In March, $1.11 For Chevron, Trending Upward; Validating Need for Three Year Old CEC Rules on Resupply and Minimum Inventories

May 7, 2026  ·  Jamie Court

Los Angeles, CA – New data released (opens in new tab) by the California Energy Commission (CEC) shows California refining margins skyrocketing to $1 per gallon in March...

Watchdog Calls On Senate Leader Not To Confirm CEC Vice Chair Until He Delivers Three Year Old Gasoline Pricing Rules; Confirmation Hearing Wednesday Afternoon

May 6, 2026  ·  Jamie Court

Sacramento, CA —  Consumer Watchdog president Jamie Court called on Senate Pro Tem Monique Limón (opens in new tab) and the Senate Rules Committee not to advance the nomination of...

Phony Chevron-Funded Group Blames CA When Chevron’s Price Gouging Is Pegged For Run Up At Pump According To New State Gas Pricing Report

May 5, 2026  ·  Jamie Court

Los Angeles, CA—Californians for Energy Independence (CEI), a fake, Chevron-funded group is using its $13.7 million Chevron-supplied war chest to run Facebook ads blaming stratospheric...