Refinery Closures & Transitions: Valero's Benicia refinery is set to exit by April 2026, and Phillips 66 has closed or transitioned facilities, significantly reducing California's capacity to process crude oil.Shift in Operations: Several refineries are transitioning to produce renewable diesel rather than gasoline, decreasing the local supply of conventional fuel.Key Departures: Chevron moved its corporate headquarters to Texas in 2024 after 140 years, citing a difficult regulatory environment.Reasons for Leaving: Companies cite California's strict regulations, high taxes, and climate policies, such as the mandate to phase out new gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035.Impact on Market: By 2026, just three companies are expected to control over 90% of California's gasoline refining capacity, causing concerns about market concentration.Economic & Supply Concerns: Experts warn of potential gasoline, jet fuel, and diesel shortages, along with price spikes, due to a limited ability to import fuel to replace lost local production.
This trend, described as part of a long-term transition away from fossil fuels, has prompted worries about the stability of the state's fuel supply.
They must have plenty of moonbeams or pixie dust...
Or cheap weak Chinese solar arrays...ever see the land swallowed up with them
Just an hour from here you can find hundreds of acres of them...
Posted by TEXRA on 2/20/2026, 23:03:03, in reply to "That"
...beautiful pastures and wheat fields have been replaced by solar fields A friend of mine leased them 90 acres of former pasture. I hate to see it when I go there. How much agricultural land can we spare?
