Reply #10: My point is the COST independent of the Well head price

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In Pennsylvania that appears to be 40.5 cents per gallon (1.65 a gallon less 80 Cents production Costs at $34 a gallon, and 44.5 Cents Taxes)
In California that costs appears to be 94 cents per gallon (2.10 less 80 Cents prduction costs less 36 cents taxes).

Thus for California to jump to $3.00 a gallon is not that large a jump. In Pennsylvania the jump will be larger but till doable.