A 13% spike in energy bills over the last year is a warning sign. The Energy Bills Relief Act, introduced in Congress, will cut through the red tape blocking affordable clean energy - like wind and solar - from reaching the grid and put money back in the pockets of families.

JOB ALERT! @evergreenaction.bsky.social is hiring for the National Press Secretary position. For more details, please check out Jobsthatareleft.org and GAINPower.org. #NowHiring. open.substack.com/pub/jobsthat...

💪 "Washington is not going backward on clean energy." Gov. Ferguson signed legislation today that blocks the Trump admin's attempt to force an outdated power plant to keep burning coal. State governments continue to lead on climate! https://evrgn.co/40sYaML

🚨 Michigan GOP just introduced bills to weaken the state’s clean energy laws. If they succeed: ⬆️ Higher energy bills ⬇️ Less reliable power Fully implementing these laws could save MI households ~$300/year. Tell your legislator to protect them ⬇️ actnow.evergreenaction.com/page/93690/a...

🚨New analysis from @synapseenergy.bsky.social: New York families could save at least $341 a year on their energy bills by 2030 with these key reforms. Here's how they do it ⬇️ evrgn.co/NYreport

Americans are already struggling with the cost of getting around and the health effects of transportation pollution. Now, Republicans in Congress are trying to pass a new tax on electric vehicles. This is something we can’t afford to compromise on. https://evrgn.co/4l8iHQm

1️⃣ get rich by selling toxic fossil fuels 2️⃣ donate money to politicians 3️⃣ ask for favors from those politicians, so that you can sell even more toxic fossil fuels repeat as needed https://www.notus.org/senate/harold-hamm-markwayne-mullin-senate-appointment-ask

I guess buying Trump so he would: ➡️ put your cronies at DOE & DOI ➡️ have them issue the drilling permits you always wanted ➡️ relentlessly attack your clean energy competition ➡️ give you a bunch of new tax giveaways ➡️ kill standards you don't like ...isn't enough for Big Oil execs anymore 🤷‍♂️

“Now that energy prices have skyrocketed due to his corporate polluter-first policies, Trump is trying to cover up his mistakes with a photo op,” said @lenamdc.bsky.social, executive director of Evergreen Action https://evrgn.co/40bW1VD

As New York debates cap-and-invest, a new report shows what’s at stake. The program would move $3B off utility bills and deliver about $270 in annual rebates to 6.5M+ households—while also cutting pollution and creating more union jobs. www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2026/...

Wednesday, @senangusking.bsky.social pressed Trump's nominee to lead the Bureau of Land Management on the admin's policy of prioritizing fossil fuel development on public lands over renewables. How will he feel in a few years, if the policy is reversed? 🤷‍♂️ 🤔 🦗

Last night at the SOTU, Donald Trump said nothing about his failed promise to cut energy bills in half—and in fact, 164 million households have seen those bills go up on his watch. Meanwhile, MI is choosing cheaper, more reliable clean energy—the actual solution to high costs.

Evergreen Executive Director @lenamdc.bsky.social: Trump's energy policies are meant to enrich his corporate polluter, crony friends who bankrolled his campaign while the rest of us foot the bill. Governor Spanberger was right last night: Trump is not working for the American people.

Wow, forgot what a coherent leader sounds like

The President is out of touch. This speech, like the entire Trump presidency, is not focused on the problems that regular people are dealing with every day.

Voters want data centers in their community to be powered by clean energy, not polluting fossil fuels

Trump promised to cut the cost of electricity in half in his first year. He failed. That broken promise cost American families $537 last year. And it's getting worse.

There are two Americas in Trump’s regime. One for fossil fuel executives, billionaires, and corporate insiders who bankroll his campaigns and get special treatment. And another for working families facing higher utility bills, rising insurance costs, and growing climate risks.

The Michigan data center boom can either raise bills or accelerate cheaper clean power. Our electeds must demand transparency and guardrails that protect ratepayers. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/dte-nears-deal-to-serve-second-major-michigan-data-center-with-more-in-line/ar-AA1WwNyC

The Wisconsin story is simple: utilities are using data center demand to justify building gas plants that raise bills. The cheapest power on the grid? Renewables. Clean energy = cheap energy. tonemadison.com/articles/wis...

Last week, the Trump administration made climate denial their official policy. But that isn't stopping governors and legislators from taking the lead on clean, affordable energy and transportation in their states. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/climate/trump-climate-policies-states.html

"Natural gas accounts for roughly 40% of U.S. electricity generation and provides heating for around 46% of households. The price of natural gas has risen nearly 50% from last year" We can't bear the freeze, and we can't afford the squeeze. https://evrgn.co/3Op7lLo

🚨 New data from @envdefensefund.bsky.social has a bleak warning: The Trump EPA's disastrous decision to repeal the endangerment finding could cost Americans up to $1.4 TRILLION by 2055 in higher fuel costs. The only people celebrating this are the corporations that paid for it. buff.ly/Ak8VQZE

The only people celebrating this decision are the corporations who paid for it. The EPA exists for one reason: to protect our health and the environment. But under Trump and Administrator Zeldin, it’s become a protection racket for their Big Fossil Fuel allies.

Reporter Kristen Billings detailed how Wisconsin energy utilities are sacrificing affordability and sustainability to fuel the AI gold rush. Gas plants used to power data centers are increasing costs for consumers, the risk of exposure to pollutants, and accelerating the harms of climate change.

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A new report from @aceee.org finds "implementing energy-efficiency measures and shifting electricity usage to lower-demand times could help meet much, if not all, of the nation’s projected load growth, and would cost only half what building out new infrastructure would. https://evrgn.co/3NYO4Aj

"Electric and gas utilities requested almost $31 billion worth of rate increases in 2025, according to an analysis by the energy policy nonprofit PowerLines. That’s more than double what utilities asked for just a year earlier." https://heatmap.news/sparks/powerlines-utility-rate-increase-2025

Developers are building houses that cost less by skipping the gas hookup. Saves time and money and lowers utility bills! www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/c...

“We grant utilities a monopoly. In exchange, they must keep costs just and reasonable.” — @joshshapiropa.bsky.social 👏👏👏 If utilities block cheaper wind & solar to protect profits and push costly gas instead, they should be held accountable.

NEW: @governor.pa.gov just announced stronger standards for incoming data centers to bring their own power. While this is a step in the right direction, to truly fix the grid and stabilize costs, PA must double down on the cheapest solution we have: clean energy.

📣 Republicans are (finally) realizing that Trump's attacks on clean energy are hurting families: "The loss in the workforce and lost wages and the uncertainty for families... they could look at the President and say he canceled our project because it was solar" - Sen. Capito

Heat pump customers are being over charged for electricity! New electricity rates could charge that. Excited to be working on this policy in Maryland. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/u...

🚙 Transportation is the largest source of climate pollution in the US 📜 This year's Surface Transportation Reauthorization is one of the biggest climate bills before Congress 👇 Evergreen Collaborative just modeled 4 key risks and opportunities for sustainable transportation

ICYMI: At an EPW hearing today, @markey.senate.gov shared our memo on how a future administration could (and should) use the Trump administration's permitting tactics to block fossil fuel development, not clean energy.

Seems pretty simple... if this President can unilaterally block renewable infrastructure, a future President could do the same for fossil fuel projects.

Winter storms shouldn’t mean sky-high power bills and blackout risks. PJM’s failure to prioritize the build-out of reliable, clean energy has already hit families with double-digit bill increases this year—and now is putting lives at risk. www.reuters.com/business/ene...

Winterstorm Fern caused massive power outages for over a million Americans … but not for everyone. They were fine. Watch to see who stayed warm and safe.

Capture-and-kill tactics. Patent hoarding. Hacking journalists. According to MI AG Dana Nessel’s new lawsuit, these are some of the “cartel”-style tactics Big Oil has used to block clean energy and send costs for Michigan families sky-high. Thanks to @miattygen.bsky.social for fighting back 💪

Evergreen's senior buildings policy lead @sirnatony.bsky.social explains how Maryland is lowering energy bills for working families—and slashing pollution—by upgrading homes with heat pumps on the newest episode of Maryland Energy Talk 🎧👇

Let’s be clear: this wasn’t a failure to deliver. When faced with a choice between actions that could lower costs for working families or enriching himself and his wealthy allies, Trump chose the latter. Every time. That choice defines his presidency.

@mikiesherrill.bsky.social said she’d take on PJM if elected. Today, she’s doing exactly that. Gov. Sherrill's day-one energy EOs provide immediate relief for NJ ratepayers while kickstarting systemic reforms needed for a lower-cost, cleaner energy system. www.evergreenaction.com/press/evergr...

"RGGI generated hundreds of millions of dollars for VA — dollars that went directly to flood mitigation, energy efficiency programs, and lowering bills for families who need help most." Thank you, @abigailspanberger.com for knowing RGGI delivers cost-savings to working Virginians.

Food $200 Data $150 Trump's war on clean energy causing a shortage of electrons $1,900 someone who is good at the economy please help me

Trump's EPA says it will stop calculating the public health value of air pollution regulations, instead solely focusing on costs to Big Business. Like the rest of his deregulatory agenda, it's a gift for corporate donors and a disaster for the rest of us.

CT and RI families are already paying some of the highest electricity prices in the country. It made no sense to ban them from accessing the cheap, clean energy resources just off their coastline.

Wisconsin Republicans just released a data center bill that would block access to cheaper, faster clean power. Why limit the options that would protect consumers from rising costs, unless you don’t actually care about affordability?

Why are Realtor associations fighting clean air standards that lower bills & reduce pollution? Follow the money! Check out this @sierraclub.org blog that breaks down fossil fuel ties and political influence behind the opposition: www.sierraclub.org/articles/202...

🚨New analysis from @SynapseEnergy: Virginian families could save $712 a year on their energy bills by 2030 with these key reforms. Here's how they do it ⬇️ collaborative.evergreenaction.com/memos/virgin...

And from @evergreenaction.bsky.social, here's a policy package to bring down energy costs in New Jersey: 1. Getting clean energy projects connected to the grid 2. Data centers supplying their own affordable, clean energy 3. Adopting smart EV charging programs 4. Reining in utility profit margins