Fresno seeks to delay Fuel Standard vote over concerns of gas price hike

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Proposed Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) updates would little c emissions, but the Fresno City Council wants the ballot delayed arsenic they accidental it could rise state prices by astir a dollar.

On Thursday, the Council unanimously voted to walk a solution requesting that the California Air Resources Board (CARB) postpone its scheduled ballot connected LCFS updates to let for further investigation of the fiscal implications for moving families.

"To adhd further costs without a thorough knowing of the consequences would beryllium irresponsible and perchance devastating for families who are already moving hard to get by," said Council President Annalisa Perea. "We respectfully impulse CARB to equilibrium its biology ngo with cautious information of the economical pressures connected Fresno's moving families."

The Council says projected LCFS updates person raised concerns astir accrued substance costs, which estimates amusement could summation state prices betwixt 47 and 85 cents per gallon.

According to the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, the LCFS requires the c strength of proscription fuels sold successful California to diminution each twelvemonth until 2030 - a people that sets to execute a 20% simplification from the 2010 baseline.

The Kleinman Center says the yearly terms summation applies lone to the information of a fuel’s c strength people that is higher than the program’s yearly argumentation target. However, arsenic the years spell on, the people volition proceed to decrease, gradually expanding the spread and raising prices each year.

The City Council's solution asks for CARB to hold its ballot until the California Legislative Analyst's Office conducts a broad reappraisal to find a much definitive knowing of the fiscal interaction connected section communities.