Organization

Western States Petroleum Association

Oil-industry trade association in California and the West.

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Special session on gasoline prices 27 Mar 2023 trade group that opposed SB X1-2 Primary record 1 2
Energy Commission sets aside the margin cap, 2025 Sep 2025 trade group that welcomed the pause but said it fell short of repeal Self-published 3

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WSPA President & CEO Responds to Passage of SB X1-2, Western States Petroleum Association, 27 Mar 2023. Self-published
The focus of this special session should have been consumers and a thorough examination of 30 years of public policies that caused California’s unique energy isolation and higher prices.
Testimony of Catherine Reheis-Boyd, Western States Petroleum Association, to the California Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee (hearing of 22 February 2023), Western States Petroleum Association, 22 Feb 2023. Primary record
Our industry is strongly opposed to Senate Bill X1-2 because it misguidedly focuses on profits, rather than the root cause of price spikes - a lack of supply.
WSPA Statement on Energy Commission Vote to Pause Refinery Margin Cap Proposal, Western States Petroleum Association, 5 Sep 2025. Self-published
While today’s action by the CEC stopped short of a full statutory repeal or a 20-year pause, it represents a needed step to provide some certainty for California’s fuels market.

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