FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 26, 2025

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The Energy and Convenience Association of Nevada (ECAN), which includes fuel wholesalers and convenience stores, are equally concerned by rising fuel prices in Nevada. More than 80% of Nevada’s gasoline and diesel fuel comes from refineries in the San Francisco Bay Area and Southern California. 

How bad is it? Of the fifteen California refineries that supply gasoline and diesel to Nevada, fires closed two earlier this year and only one is back to full production, the other will remain at 50% production through the end of the year. Two other refineries have switched from refining conventional fuels to reformulated fuels (RFG) and two have recently announced they will be closing in the next 12-18 months: Phillips 66 in Los Angeles and Valero in Benicia. The expected impact is a loss of 25% of California’s refining production, which will be significant to Nevada’s fuel supply and prices as the state’s drivers consume roughly 102,000 gallons of gasoline and 44,000 gallons of diesel per month.

“There is very little Nevada can do with the lack of current infrastructure as we are at the end of the pipe,” said Miranda Hoover, Nevada State Executive of ECAN. “To stabilize volume and price, Nevada will need to look to other fuel sources to make up for the expected loss that will start to occur in the next 12-18 months”. 

With a loss of refinery capacity, continued regulatory increases on refinery operations by California, strict environmental rules and the announcement that Valero will close its Benicia refinery in April of 2026, will impact Nevada’s fuel supply which will lead to price increases as wholesalers seek fuel in other states and regions of the country, including the Gulf Coast. Currently, Nevada receives most of its California fuels via pipeline and bringing in other sources of supply, which will need to be transported by truck into Nevada, will result in a much higher cost. Nevada’s only other source, which makes up roughly 15% of inbound fuel, comes into the state via the SF Holly Pipeline (UNEV Pipeline) out of Utah. 

“ECAN and our members are committed to working with our state government and other stakeholders to identify and implement solutions that will benefit Nevadans and allow our state to stop relying so heavily on California,” Hoover stated. “We know that it’s long-overdue for Nevada to diversify its energy portfolio.”