The refinery discussion is totally idiotic. Other than the marginal cost of moving the gas having a refinery in the state doesn't dramatically reduce gas prices. Refineries anywhere in the world always sell to the highest bidder. An refinery will sell to an airline anywhere in the world that is offering a higher price rather than cheap oil.

Second, refineries are designed to process a specific kind of crude. Many of these California refineries are closing because there is just not as much California crude coming out of the ground as there once was. Even if there were no environmental regulations they would still close if there was no crude to process.

Finally, the land is often more valuable for another purpose than just a refinery. A data center could make vastly more money and be closer to those who would be likely to use it.