Energy conservation has been a controversial topic in California for many years because it can seriously impact our quality of life. Our state assembly has long floated around the idea of passing a bill regulating power usage, especially for power monstrosities such as a desktop gaming computer. Although in recent years, the state has, for the most part, held back on power mandates and has only pleaded to the communities to conserve energy in time of the occasional surge. In 2016, the California Energy Commission, also known as CEC, released a memo detailing the upcoming power conservation guidance and initiated the state’s tier-one power conservation effort. Last month, the CEC doubled down on that 2016 memo and issued a directive to move that conservation effort into the second tier. Moments after this announcement, one of the most renowned system builders, Alienware, changed their product listings to include a disclaimer text preventing the customers from California and five other states from buying its products due to these states’ stringent power consumption regulations. Looking at the current state of things, most of us might feel unaffected by CEC’s tier two directive. However, it is essential to note that this statewide mandate issued by the CEC and Alienware’s subsequent response could potentially spark a snowball effect and disrupt the future personal gaming computer industry. Given Alienware’s premium status and its influence on this entire industry, there is no telling if any other system builders will make a similar move and follow Alienware’s lead to leave the Californian market. Only time will tell what will happen.