Capitol Briefs: The Capitol Weekly Conference On Affordability
May 1, 2026
Capitol Weekly
Andrew Campbell, Energy Institute Executive Director, explains in Capitol Briefs: The Capitol Weekly Conference On Affordability how rising energy prices are largely driven by global supply disruptions beyond state control, meaning California policymakers face limits in lowering costs and must balance affordability with climate goals.
“Andrew Campbell, Executive Director of the Energy Institute at Haas, UC Berkeley, pointed to global conflict as a primary driver of fuel costs and cautioned against expecting state policy to offset global forces.
‘The biggest driver is really just a big global supply situation,’ Campbell said.”
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