Weather & Science
California Blackout-Risk Spurs Diesel Demand for Generators
- Diesel demand jumps amid heat wave, power crisis in state
- Fuel supplies are already at the lowest level since 2019
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Diesel demand in California is soaring as the risk of blackouts in the state spurs big power users to load up on fuel for generators.
Hospitals, data centers and other major energy consumers are buying up increasingly scarce diesel supplies to prepare for possible power outages, according to local fuel distributors. That’s likely to push prices for the fuel even higher in the state even as the national average continues to fall.