Trump and Republicans made choices that raise your energy bills to please big donors. They moved to end clean-energy and EV tax credits that cut family costs, even though experts say that could push household energy bills up by as much as 7% and add $95–$290 a year by 2035. They canceled billions for grid upgrades and community solar that lower prices, while trying to scrap power-plant rules and prop up coal—even though new wind and solar are often the cheapest power. They also weakened appliance standards and the Energy Star program that save people money every month. Bottom line: fewer savings, more fees, higher bills.
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¶ Trump and republicans killed billions in grid investments that reduce people’s bills
- DOE cancelled $7.56 billion across 321 awards for 223 energy projects in October 2025, including major hydrogen and grid upgrades, under administration direction to halt Democratic priorities amid a shutdown. (reuters.com)
- AP likewise reports nearly $8 billion in clean‑energy projects were terminated across 16 states, undermining jobs, innovation, and consumer‑benefiting upgrades such as hospital battery systems. (apnews.com)
- Community solar—key for renters and low‑ to moderate‑income households to cut bills—saw a 36 percent installation drop in H1 2025, with Wood Mackenzie citing diminished federal incentives under the administration’s signature bill. (reuters.com)
¶ Trump and Republicans slashed consumer energy credits that lowered utility bills
- The House passed a budget bill aligned with the White House that accelerates the end of clean electricity credits and strips key consumer benefits (including transferability and leased residential solar credits), with Rhodium Group finding household energy costs would rise by up to 7 percent; clean energy stocks plunged on the news. (reuters.com)
- Penn Wharton Budget Model details that the House reconciliation bill eliminates or substantially limits numerous Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) energy and clean vehicle credits for households and businesses. (budgetmodel.wharton.upenn.edu)
- Independent analysis from Rhodium finds repealing these credits acts like an energy-tax increase, raising annual household energy costs by $95–$290 in 2035 and nudging gasoline prices up 1–5 percent. (rhg.com)
- Reporting for consumers: the House proposal ends the $7,500 new EV credit and key home-efficiency credits (25C/25D) after 2025, removing tools that directly reduce family energy bills. (cnbc.com)
- EPA proposed repealing all power‑sector greenhouse‑gas standards under Clean Air Act Section 111 and rolling back tighter Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, reversing cost‑saving, health‑protective rules that accelerate cheaper clean generation. (epa.gov)
- The administration opened millions of acres for coal mining and offered funds to keep or restart coal plants—despite coal’s long‑term cost disadvantage vs. new renewables—while delaying pollution‑control timelines. (apnews.com)
- Lazard’s 2025 LCOE shows new utility‑scale solar and onshore wind remain the lowest‑cost new‑build power in the U.S., while new gas plants hit a 10‑year high in cost—so policies that hobble renewables trend against affordability. (reuters.com)
- Agency documents and reporting indicate the administration is moving to eliminate or hollow out EPA’s Energy Star program—long credited with helping families save on utility bills—by dismantling offices that run it. (npr.org)
- Early 2025 actions paused effective dates for several DOE appliance standards and sought comment on further delays, jeopardizing consumer savings that DOE had previously quantified. (bdlaw.com)
- DOE’s own analyses show updated water‑heater standards alone would save Americans roughly $7 billion annually and $124 billion over 30 years; walking these back forfeits large, widespread bill savings. (energy.gov)