This weekly newsletter highlights the latest from the California Energy Journal along with links to articles and analysis on key developments in California energy policy.
California News and Analysis
Oil and gas
“An Aviation Fuel Crisis May Be Coming to California,” Institute for Energy Research, November 25, 2025
In an interview on California Politics 360, California’s Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot said the state’s leaders only know what the public knows on offshore oil drilling and that Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration had not yet been provided a briefing from the Trump administration. KCRA (November 30, 2025).
Benoît Morenne, “The Texas Oil Mogul at War With California Over an Offshore Bounty, WSJ, November 27, 2025.
EVs
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) will begin next week developing rules for heavy-duty truck emissions regulations. Congress earlier in the year passed resolutions that revoke California’s vehicle emissions waivers that allow it to require auto manufacturers to sell zero-emission vehicles. (Politico, November 24, 2025).
Politics
Ellie Cohen, “Gavin Newsom could have made electricity more affordable and climate-friendly. Here’s how,” CalMatters, November 25, 2025.
Wind and solar
Eighteen California legislators submitted a joint letter on November 25 to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) regarding delays to turn on customer-owned solar and storage at the state’s two largest utilities. The letter urges the CPUC to hold Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) and Southern California Edison (SCE) accountable for repeatedly missing state-mandated timelines. (Solar Power World, November 26, 2025).
Power and utilities
Malena Carollo, “California is about to cut power company profits to historic lows. Your bill will barely drop,” CalMatters, November 25, 2025.
Climate policy
Podcast, “California’s Revamped Energy and Climate Policies, with Kate Gordon,” Resources.org, November 25, 2025.
The California Public Utilities Commission has allocated $115 million over six years to generate business for makers of small heat pumps and battery-equipped induction stoves. (Bloomberg; Los Angeles Times, November 26, 2025).
Senator Adam Schiff of California is proposing data center legislation aimed at protecting consumers and the electric grid from the energy demands of artificial intelligence. (E&E News, November 24, 2025.)
Rep. David Valadao of California is reintroducing legislation requiring the USDA to favor small rural energy projects that cut greenhouse gas emissions. The Trump administration wants to keep climate change out of the Agriculture Department’s Rural Energy for America Program. (E&E News, November 26, 2025).
Additional News
Nuclear
Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow, “Give Nuclear Power Another Chance,” NYT, November 26, 2025.
Oil and gas
The Trump administration delayed the Biden-era regulations on methane emissions from the oil and gas industry by 18 months. (The Hill, November 26, 2025).