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Climate activist predicts high electricity prices and Trump's attacks on green energy will hurt GOP
Bill McKibben warns that a 12.8% rise in U.S. electricity prices since early 2025, driven by clean-energy policy rollbacks, could influence voter behavior in the 2026 election.
- This month, Bill McKibben installed his fourth iteration of plug-in solar panels from Bright Saver on his Ripton, Vermont home.
- The Trump administration rolled back environmental regulations, froze offshore wind projects last month, and let federal clean-energy tax incentives expire on Dec. 31.
- U.S. electricity prices rose 12.8% in 10 months, with residents of Maryland, New Jersey and Maine paying about $18 more monthly at 900 kilowatt-hours, according to the EIA.
- McKibben predicted electric prices will influence the 2026 election as Democrats blamed President Donald Trump for rising bills while Taylor Rogers said affordable electricity remains a priority.
- Americans face higher costs and permitting hurdles, spending three or four times more than Australians or Europeans on solar installations while the U.S. permitting system remains overcomplicated.
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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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