US EditionClimate activist predicts high electricity prices and Trump’s attacks on green energy will hurt GOP
Trump policies rolling back clean energy and freezing offshore wind projects contributed to a 12.8% rise in U.S. electricity prices through October 2025, McKibben warns.
- Bill McKibben installed his fourth iteration of plug-in solar panels from Bright Saver on his Vermont home this month, feeding excess power to the grid.
- Policy shifts including expirations and rollbacks, such as Federal clean-energy tax incentives expiring on Dec. 31 and the Trump administration freezing five offshore wind projects last month, have slowed clean energy growth.
- U.S. Energy Information Administration data show the national average electricity price rose from 15.94 to 18.07 and then 17.98 cents per kWh, increasing 12.8% over 10 months, adding about $18 monthly at 900 kWh.
- On Friday, the Trump administration and a bipartisan group of governors pressed the grid operator to boost supplies, with Taylor Rogers emphasizing reliable, affordable electricity as a top priority.
- Despite falling global prices, U.S. permitting and installation costs remain high, while the United Nations found China leads renewable technology and McKibben predicted electricity will impact the 2026 election.
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Climate activist predicts high electricity prices and Trump’s attacks on green energy will hurt GOP
Longtime climate activist Bill McKibben finds hope in solar energy despite the Trump administration rolling back environmental regulations and freezing offshore wind projects.
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Climate activist predicts high electricity prices and Trump's attacks on green energy will hurt GOP
Longtime climate activist Bill McKibben finds hope in solar energy despite the Trump administration rolling back environmental regulations and freezing offshore wind projects.
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