LCV Statement on Senate Democrats’ Two Week Focus on Energy Affordability

Washington, DC: In response to Senate Democrats kicking off their two-week focus on energy affordability with a new report and roundtable on how the Trump Administration is raising energy costs, the League of Conservation Voters issued the following statement from Senior Vice President for Government Affairs, Sara Chieffo: 

“Senate Democrats are identifying exactly the correct causes of today’s energy affordability crisis. People are already struggling with higher prices for everything and simply cannot afford the Trump policies that are taking clean energy off the table when it is desperately needed to lower costs and meet rising demand. We need new energy for America, and it needs to be clean, affordable and fast. Trump’s focus on propping up outdated and expensive energy like coal while essentially banning clean energy and undermining  solutions like efficiency efforts and electric vehicles have left people with fewer choices and an average 13% increase in their energy bills–far from the promise to cut bills in half that Trump made. 

“We applaud Senate Democrats for making high energy costs a pillar of their affordability initiative. Today’s  roundtable draws much-needed attention to the many ways Trump is raising energy costs by attacking wind and solar power, forcing coal plants to stay open, and gutting programs that would improve grid resilience. We look forward to addressing Trump’s energy crisis in a way that puts people over polluters and centers clean energy solutions that lower costs and build a stronger grid.” 

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