Trump tariffs and green energy rollbacks push household electricity bills up 10%
by Dharna Noor from US news | The Guardian on (#6ZDRE)
US energy secretary said energy prices could hurt GOP in midterms, but blamed Democrats for price increases
Household electricity bills have increased by 10% since Donald Trump re-entered the White House, a new report has found, with its authors highlighting the impact of the president's datacenter boosterism and cuts to clean energy projects as part of the cause.
The analysis comes as the US energy secretary, Chris Wright, said he knows rising energy prices could be a political challenge for the GOP ahead of next year's midterm elections, but claimed Democrats were to blame for the cost increases.
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