Policies limiting in-state energy production mean California’s economic security is routinely threatened by unpredictable events halfway around the world.
Despite promises to help, Sacramento has done the opposite – first by killing good jobs with bad policy, and now by directing COVID-19 vaccine doses to other regions.
‘Stop the Energy Shutdown’ series highlights the massive job losses and higher costs Californians would see under policy proposals at the state legislature.
As working families already struggling in California’s pandemic economy face a declining job market, politicians are pursuing energy policies that will only make matters worse.
California’s state budget outlook has dramatically improved but working families still face significant employment and affordability challenges that EV incentives won’t address.
While wealthy households get benefits for driving electric vehicles and installing solar panels, other communities are left to make ends meet as costs increase.
Higher costs for consumers, lost jobs for working families, reduced revenues and expensive litigation for the city – all for ‘buffer zones’ that studies say won’t improve public health.