For the 12 months ending June, the California CPI rose 8.3%, up from 7.9% in May. In the same period, the US CPI rose 9.1%, edging down to 8.5% in July. The California inflation rate was the highest since June 1982.

The August average price per gallon of regular gasoline in California eased 50 cents from July to $5.33.  The California premium above the average for the US other than California ($3.80) edged up to $1.53, a 40.4% difference.

In August, California narrowly fell behind Hawaii ($5.35) for the highest gasoline price among the states and DC. Californians paid $1.97 a gallon more than consumers in Georgia, the state with the lowest price.

The August average price per gallon of diesel in California eased 35 cents from July to $6.27.  The California premium above the average for the US other than California ($4.96) rose to $1.31 cents, a 26.4% difference.

In August, California again had the highest diesel price among the states and DC.

The cost premium above the US (other than California) average price for regular gasoline ranged from $1.42 in the Sacramento Region (average August price of $5.22), to $1.78 in Central Coast Region (average August price of $5.58).

California average Residential Price for the 12 months ended June 2022 was 24.41 cents/kWh, 80.9% higher than the US average of 13.49 cents/kWh for all states other than California.  California's residential prices again were the highest among the contiguous states.

For the 12 months ended June 2022, the average annual Residential electricity bill in California was $1,583, or 59.3% higher ($589) than the comparable bill in 2010 (the year the AB 32 implementation began with the Early Action items).  In this same period, the average US (less CA) electricity bill for all the other states grew only 12.8% ($175).

In 2010, California had the 9th lowest residential electricity bill in the nation.  In the latest data, it had the 20th highest.

Residential bills, however, vary widely by region, with the estimated annual household usage in the recent released data for 2020 as much as 78% higher in the interior regions compared to the milder climate coastal areas, and substantially higher when comparing across counties.

For the 12 months ended June 2022, California's higher electricity prices translated into Residential ratepayers paying $9.8 billion more than the average ratepayers elsewhere in the US using the same amount of energy.

California average Commercial Price for the 12 months ended June 2022 was 20.13 cents/kWh, 84.5% higher than the US average of 10.91 cents/kWh for all states other than California.  California's commercial prices again were the highest among the contiguous states.

California average Industrial Price for the 12 months ended June 2022 was 15.94 cents/kWh, 119.9% higher than the US average of 7.25 cents/kWh for all states other than California.  California's industrial prices again were the 3rd highest among the contiguous states.

For the 12 months ended June 2022, California's higher electricity prices translated into Commercial & Industrial ratepayers paying $14.5 billion more than ratepayers elsewhere in the US using the same amount of energy.  Compared to the lowest rate states, Commercial & Industrial ratepayers paid $18.3 billion more.