Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Residential Electricity Rates in California

Jan 7, 2025 - California is home to three large IOUs —Pacific Gas and Electric (PG &E), Southern California Edison (SCE), and San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG &E) —as well as three smaller ones noted in the figure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

The 2025-26 Budget: Various California Air Resources Board Proposals

Feb 24, 2025 - Department of Energy, E15 only is available at roughly 3,000 gas stations across 31 states (roughly 2  percent of gas stations that sell fuel to the public), and E10 continues to be the standard blend nationwide.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4980

The 2022-23 Budget: Oil Well Abandonment and Remediation

Jan 31, 2022 - Deserted Wells Have Environmental, Health, and Safety Impacts. Deserted wells without proper remediation can result in negative environmental, health, and safety impacts. For  example, deserted wells can leak oil and other injected fluids used for oil and gas extraction, which can contaminate nearby sources of water.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4508

The 2025-26 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan

Feb 12, 2025 - Predicting how the cap ‑and ‑trade market will behave and forecasting corresponding GGRF revenues are always subject to some uncertainty. However, a couple of factors may contribute to more uncertainty than usual for this exercise over the next several years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4960

The 2025-26 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan [Publication Details]

Feb 12, 2025 - In this brief, we assess the Governor’s cap-and-trade expenditure plan for 2025-26 and provide associated recommendations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4960

The 2020-21 Budget: Addressing Revenue Uncertainty in the 2020-21 Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan

Jun 4, 2020 - How Much Funding Can a Program Spend in the Next Year? The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, and related actions to address the pandemic, might make it more difficult for certain programs to spend money in the next year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4250

Cap-And-Trade Auction Update and GGRF Projections

Dec 6, 2021 - Cap-And-Trade Auction Update and GGRF Projections Cap ‑And ‑Trade Auction Update and GGRF Projections Revenue from quarterly cap ‑and ‑trade auctions is deposited in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF), and the funds are allocated to various climate ‑related programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4480

Summary of Major 2022 Climate and Energy Legislation

Jan 6, 2023 - California does not currently have setback or buffer requirements for development near oil and gas wells. CalGEM began a process to update its health and safety protections for communities near oil and gas production in 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4660

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 5, 2020 - The new legislation allows the board to issue the certification more quickly if it determines that awaiting completion of the review poses a substantial risk of waiver of the state ’s certification authority.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4275

CalFacts 2024 [Publication Details]

Dec 2, 2024 - CalFacts presents a wide range of facts and trends about the state's economy, finances, and programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4942