Decades of Policy Choices Make Gas More Expensive for Blue States: Report
The report says fuel taxes, carbon programs and refinery losses drive a $0.55-per-gallon gap between Democratic and Republican states.
- A new report from the Institute for Energy Research shows gas prices average $3.69 per gallon in Democratic-controlled states, compared with $3.14 in Republican-led states, creating a $0.55 gap.
- Manager of policy and communications at the Institute for Energy Research Alex Stevens noted that taxes are the primary policy lever, as each additional dollar in state gasoline taxes raises consumer prices by $0.89.
- Washington's Climate Commitment Act and Clean Fuel Standard added an estimated $0.41 to $0.48 per gallon to gas prices, while California's unique CARB fuel blend adds about $0.44 per gallon, Stevens said.
- Even excluding carbon program states, a West Coast premium of $0.52 per gallon persists in Nevada and Arizona because those states rely on California's pipelines and refineries, Stevens said.
- The price gap reflects decades of accumulated policy decisions rather than current office holders; when California, Hawaii, Washington, and Oregon are excluded, the national difference shrinks to only $0.09 per gallon.
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(The Center Square) - Policies made decades ago cause gas prices to be on average higher in Blue states than Red states, with a 55 cent gap per gallon, a new report from the Institute for Energy Research shows. Manager of policy and communications at the Institute for Energy Research Alex Stevens told The Center Square that his organization's report "reveals that the stark difference in gasoline prices across the country is not merely a product …
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Decades of policy choices makes gas more expensive for Blue states: Report
(The Center Square) – Policies made decades ago cause gas prices to be on average higher in Blue states than Red states, with a 55 cent gap per gallon, a new report from the Institute for Energy Research shows.
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Decades of policy choices make gas more expensive for Blue states: Report
(The Center Square) – Policies made decades ago cause gas prices to be on average higher in Blue states than Red states, with a 55 cent gap per gallon, a new report from the Institute for Energy Research shows.
Decades of policy choices make gas more expensive for blue states
By Tate Miller Policies made decades ago cause gas prices to be on average higher in Blue states than Red states, with a 55 cent gap per gallon, a new report from the Institute for Energy Research shows. Manager of policy and communications at the Institute for Energy Research Alex Stevens told The Center Square that his organization’s report “reveals that the stark difference in gasoline prices across the country is not merely a product of glo…
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