Volume I looks at the energy supply and demand trends of the past decade to provide perspective on the market developments occurring between 1999 and 2000. The Market Trends Report covers both the electricity and natural gas developments. The report focuses on keys events and trends that affect near-term risks to ensuring adequate energy supplies

The staff draft report was released for review on September 4, 2001, and was the subject of a discussion at a public workshop on September 21, 2001. The Electricity and Natural Gas Committee decided to terminate the docket for this report since the 2002-2012 Electricity outlook Report addressed more current electricity systems issues.

The staff draft of the Energy Outlook Report and supporting technical documents can be found on the documents page.

Volume II will focus on transportation energy trends and issues. Transportation issues are important to the California economy, considering that approximately 50 percent of the state's energy consumption results from transporting both goods and people. Furthermore, because petroleum fuels provide more than 99 percent of the state's transportation energy, events in the international petroleum market can immediately and adversely affect California gasoline and diesel fuel prices. California alone is the world's second largest consumer of gasoline, exceeded only by the remainder of the United States.

The report will address:

1. Transportation market trends and regulatory issues
2. The social and private costs of transportation energy use
3. The linkage between land use and transportation system planning
4. Transportation technologies and infrastructure
5. Environmental impacts, including global climate change
   

A comprehensive assessment of the petroleum and alternative fuels markets will provide the foundation for addressing critical transportation needs and policy issues for the state.