How ‘The California Way’ could drive up energy bills under a President Harris
GUEST COLUMN, Kerry Jackson and Tim Anaya, Pacific Research Institute
At a recent press conference, California Gov. Gavin Newsom proclaimed what he called a “fact” -- “California has lower residential utility bills than states like Texas, states like Florida.”
Ask any Californian facing sticker shock paying their summer power bills and they’ll tell you a different story. Energy Information Administration figures show the average monthly price of electricity was 34.3 cents per kilowatt hour in May (second to Hawaii), compared to 14.7 cents in Texas and 13.63 cents in Florida.
