California is free of drought for the first time in 25 years

Re:California is free of drought for the first time in 25 years by xp84 on Tuesday January 20, 2026 @10:21PM (#46700733)

> just allow the market to set the price of water based on what’s available.

I'm 100% with you overall on the basic thrust of your comment, however I can't help but think that if we were adjusting water prices, somehow they'd go up by 60% in the dry years and go down 10% in the wet years.

Maybe that's just because here in California we pay 2x-3x what anyone else in the US pays for electricity, and 50% more than most people pay for gas.

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Re:California is free of drought for the first time in 25 years by NAR8789 on Wednesday January 21, 2026 @02:12AM (#46702122)

I don't know why California's electricity costs so much, but the gas prices are high due to regulation distorting the market. California has special California gas produced only at in-state refineries. It's for a good cause--California's gas, "CARB gas" is cleaner. But the gas market in California is segregated from the wider US market

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