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Turning climate ambition into policy wins, state by state.
Wisconsin regulators say electricity demand could jump 40% by 2032, mostly to power Big Tech data centers. To meet it, Wisconsin needs to ramp up the cheapest, quickest sources to deploy: wind and solar paired with battery storage.
www.thecentersquare.com/wisconsin/ar...
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Wisconsin utility regulators expect 40% spike in energy demand by 2032
(The Center Square) â Wisconsinâs data center building boom is driving the need for more electricity in the state.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/wisconsin/article_5669de85-237e-403e-b886-a2802c5869aa.html
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Gas utilities donât just charge you for the amount of gas you use. They also charge you to expand the gas system for new customers, making profit along the way. Hereâs how it works đ§ľ [1/9 â]
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đ¨Historic news: New Jerseyâs landmark energy affordability package is now law. This first-of-its-kind package shows the country how to lower costs and hold Big Tech accountable by incentivizing data centers to bring their own new, clean power.
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Governor Sherrill Signs Landmark Energy Affordability Legislative Package to Lower Costs for Garden State Families - Evergreen Action
âWhen Governor Sherrill was elected, she promised to fight to lower energy costs for Garden State families. Today, sheâs delivering on that promiseâand establishing New Jersey as the national model fo...
https://www.evergreenaction.com/news/governor-sherrill-signs-landmark-energy-affordability-legislative-package-to-lower-costs-for-garden-state-families/
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Tony Sirna
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This record-setting heat wave showed why Maryland must invest in healthier, more resilient and affordable homes. With $84 million dollars available,
@govwesmoore.bsky.social
can do so by implementing Clean Heat Rules and deliver efficient heat pumps, which provide summer cooling and winter heat.
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Shel Winkley
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FIFA is between a rock -- climate change -- and a hard place -- summer weather -- for the July 4th match in Philly between
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The 250 year history of the United States is a story of warming. Luckily, it's also a story of innovation, of beating the odds, and of doing what must be done. Unless we act now, the next 250 years will be worse.
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JUST IN: New Jersey state legislators just passed a package that tackles rising energy costs by expanding clean energy, strengthening utility oversight, and creating the nation's first data center tariff to incentivize Bring Your Own New Clean Energy.
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New Jersey Lawmakers Take on Rising Energy Costs with Landmark Legislative Package - Evergreen Action
New Jersey legislators have answered Governor Sherrillâs call to action with bold, meaningful legislation that will lower costs for families across the state.
https://www.evergreenaction.com/news/new-jersey-lawmakers-take-on-rising-energy-costs-with-landmark-legislative-package/
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Tony Sirna
10 days ago
You think gas bills pay for gas - but they're really paying for pipes! New
@sfchronicle.com
op-ed from
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's Sam Fishman on why the
@airdistrict.bsky.social
's clean appliance standards can help lower bills with electric appliances.
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
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Mad about the Bay Area gas water heater ban? Hereâs what you need to know
OPINION: Every year we delay the electric transition, more money flows from Bay Area households into gas infrastructure that fewer and fewer people are using, Sam Fishman writes.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/gas-water-heater-bay-area-22315576.php
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NYC is facing dangerous heat this week. We know that climate change is making heat waves hotter more common. But we also know that one of our best climate solutions is producing at full output right now and banking more for later: Solar âď¸đ
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14 days ago
Why waste hundreds of millions of dollars every year replacing old gas service lines? The Home Energy Choice Act makes utilities offer Californians another option: electrify their homes with $$$ that would be spent replacing gas service lines. Read
@missionvespa.bsky.social
's blog
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Californians Deserve to Choose the Energy Source for their Homes â a New Bill Would Give Them the Freedom and Funds to Do So
The Home Energy Choice Act (AB 2313) is the biggest no-brainer of the state legislative session
https://bit.ly/4aDSYLJ
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D.C. just sent a message that it wants a climate champion as its next mayor. Janeese Lewis George fought to hold polluters accountable and keep D.C. buildings fossil fuel-free. Now she's poised to lead the city sitting right at Trump's doorstep. Congratulations,
@janeese4dc.bsky.social
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"The report, from
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said the proposed policy reforms could reduce household electricity costs by an average of $197 in 2027 alone and deliver an estimated $2.4 billion in cost savings statewide by 2030."
insideclimatenews.org/news/1106202...
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"Oracle is worth more than half a trillion dollars and has the audacity to ask Wisconsin families to cover its future losses." â
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www.wispolitics.com/2026/evergre...
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POLITICO Pro: âThis is not normalâ: Trump leans on MAGA organizer to revive coal
The Energy Department is giving millions to a company partially led by a far-right activist and telecom executive to build the nationâs first coal-fired power plant since 2013.
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026/06/trumps-coal-maga-organizer-grant-00959916?site=pro&prod=alert&prodname=alertmail&linktype=article&source=email
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$841 per year. That's what Pennsylvania families stand to save by 2030 if we chart a new course powered by clean energy. Because clean energy is cheap energy.
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Grist
29 days ago
For first time, Americans are getting more of their electricity from solar than coal
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For first time, Americans are getting more of their electricity from solar than coal
Solar provides more than twice the share of electricity it did five years ago.
http://dlvr.it/TSz9DH
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NEW: Pennsylvania lawmakers could help save families $841/year on electricity bills. The path is clear: ⥠More low-cost clean energy đ More rooftop solar & batteries đ° Reign-in utility profits Read more here âŹď¸
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"Spending $700 million to bail out the coal industry is like throwing a lifeline to a ship that has already sunk," â
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https://x.com/BaltimoreBanner/status/2062685871950672086?s=20
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"The market has already rejected coal as cheaper, cleaner alternatives continue to outcompete the most expensive, dirty fuel source," â
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www.enr.com/articles/631...
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âTrump is handing out taxpayer money to coal barons and leaving us with nothing but higher energy costs.â â
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michiganadvance.com/2026/06/04/r...
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Trump to pump $700M into coal power in the states, as he again blasts renewable energy ⢠Michigan Advance
The federal government will spend $700 million on building or refurbishing coal power infrastructure across the country in a boost to âclean, beautiful coal,â President Donald Trump said Thursday inâŚ
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"Eric Miller [Evergreen's Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Director] said he believes reactivating the plant wonât help bring energy prices down for PJM. In fact, if it produces more expensive energy than other resources, it could help keep energy prices high."
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Trump plan would reopen Western Maryland coal plant - Maryland Matters
President Donald Trump announced $700 million in investments on Thursday to fortify existing coal-fired power plants, build new ones â and restart the retired Warrior Run coal-fired plant in AlleganyâŚ
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"The market has already rejected coal as cheaper, cleaner alternatives continue to outcompete the most expensive, dirty fuel source" -
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thedailyrecord.com/2026/06/04/t...
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Trump to restart MD coal plant with federal funds
Millions in federal funds will be used to restart Allegany Countyâs AES Warrior Run coal plant, President Donald Trump announced.
https://thedailyrecord.com/2026/06/04/trump-coal-plant-cumberland-warrior-run/
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Reopening MD's coal plant would override the state's clean energy policies to prop up an costly fossil fuel facility. AES should redevelop the site into grid-scale battery storageâboosting reliability and affordability without more pollution.
actnow.evergreenaction.com/page/94561/p...
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Tell the President and his DOE: Stop Forcing Us to Pay for Failing Coal Plants
The Trump administration is spending $625 MILLION in our taxpayer money to prop up outdated coal plants. At a time when families are stretched thin, no one should be forced to subsidize failing coalâŚ
https://actnow.evergreenaction.com/page/94561/petition/1
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"Experts say a new EV fee would decrease electric vehicle uptake, especially when taken together with sharp cuts to the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program proposed under the bill."
usa.streetsblog.org/2026/05/20/n...
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Energy Secretary Chris Wright seemed unreasonably proud of Donald Trump for knowing the word "electricity" during his coal bailout announcement.
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Spending $700 million to bail out the coal industry is like throwing a lifeline to a ship that has already sunk. Donald Trump is handing out taxpayer money to coal barons and leaving us with nothing but higher energy costs. â
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Thank you
@susielee.house.gov
for offering an amendment that would lower energy costs nationwide by leveling the playing field and unleashing America's clean energy âď¸đ¨
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âThis is a deliberate effort to deny relief to millions of families at the exact moment they need it the most" â
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DOE Restarts Home Efficiency Rebates, and Electrification Is the Biggest Loser - Inside Climate News
New rules for the $8.8 billion in program funding no longer promote electric home heating.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/01062026/energy-department-restarts-home-efficiency-rebates/
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The answer to high energy prices is cheap, homegrown clean energyâthe fastest-to-build sources of new power we have. So why is New York doubling down on the fossil fuel system behind high energy prices?
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New York Moves to Soften Climate Law as Energy Affordability Becomes Political Flashpoint - Microgrid Media
New York is preparing to change parts of its landmark 2019 climate law, and the reason is not complicated: energy costs have become too big to ignore.
https://microgridmedia.com/new-york-moves-to-soften-climate-law-as-energy-affordability-becomes-political-flashpoint/
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Weakening NYâs climate law wonât lower costsâit will make life more expensive. The answer to rising energy bills is cheap, homegrown clean energy, not doubling down on fossil fuels. Legislators should reject this rollback of the CLCPA.
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Undermining the CLCPA in State Budget Is A Failure of Leadership That Will Cost New Yorkers - Evergreen Action
Undermining the stateâs landmark climate law is not an affordability planâitâs a failure of leadership that will make life more dangerous and more expensive for New Yorkers.
https://www.evergreenaction.com/news/undermining-the-clcpa-in-state-budget-is-a-failure-of-leadership-that-will-cost-new-yorkers/
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Governor Jay Inslee
about 2 months ago
The House highway bill is completely backwards. It makes no sense to put new fees on EVs and cut funding for transit when Americans are paying more for gas and energy thanks to Trumpâs disastrous policiesâand while Big Oil pockets billions in taxpayer-funded subsidies.
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NEW â Our modeling finds the bipartisan House T&I highway bill would: đ¨ Add 97 million metric tons of climate pollution đ Leave roughly 3 million fewer EVs on the road đ Raise fuel costs for families by $40 billion
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Tony Sirna
about 2 months ago
Did you know burning gas in our homes creates more deadly, asthma causing NOx pollution in the Bay Area than cars? Good thing the
@airdistrict.bsky.social
is doing something to clean up our air! I'm quoted in this great article from
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www.canarymedia.com/articles/ele...
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Bay Area looks to exempt some households from gas water-heaterâŚ
The region is finalizing its first-in-the-nation rule to limit the sale of polluting gas water heaters, which will take effect next year.
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/electrification/bay-area-exempt-gas-water-heater
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The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's new bill is a handout to Big Oilâat families' expense. With gas at $4.51/gal, they're proposing an EV fee starting at $130, ramping to $150âtaxing households out of the very solution that could save them thousands yearly. 1/3
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Secretary Burgum came before Congress today and once again undermined bipartisan permitting negotiations. He made it clear today that this administration has no intention of following the law when it stands in the way of their politically motivated war on wind, solar, and battery projects.
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BREAKING: Michigan Republicans just voted to repeal the CEJA, a landmark clean energy package designed to create jobs, strengthen the grid, and lower energy costs. New analysis shows the rollback could raise household energy costs by nearly $5.6B by 2050.
www.evergreenaction.com/news/michiga...
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Michigan House Republicans Vote to Roll Back Clean Energy Law, Raise Costs for Families - Evergreen Action
https://www.evergreenaction.com/news/michigan-house-republicans-vote-to-roll-back-clean-energy-law-raise-costs-for-families/
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Energy costs are soaring, and American households are paying the price. But it doesnât have to be this way. By treating homes as energy infrastructure, we can save trillions and create over a million jobs nationwide.
@rewiringamerica.bsky.social
outlines 6 key policies that unlock these benefits.
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2 months ago
Youth. Contractors. Physicians. Environmental justice advocates. 99 people showed up today for
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clean air standards for water heaters! The community is winningâsupport is strong! Tell the
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The rest of the world is investing in clean power â the most affordable way to get electricity. That money could be flowing into the US. Instead, Trump is spending our money on bribes to cancel clean energy projects, leaving us with high prices and ensuring the US falls behind.
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Tony Sirna
2 months ago
Polluters are pushing to stall clean air protections that would save lives and cut pollution. Meanwhile, families keep paying the price. Weâre calling this out in a full-page
@sfchronicle.com
ad today. Tell
@airdistrict.bsky.social
leaders: stand up to fossil fuel pressure. Act now!
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NEW: Gov. Josh Shapiro just announced $267M+ for 31 manufacturing projects across PA through the RISE PA grant programâsupporting thousands of good jobs and efficiency upgrades that make manufacturing cheaper and cleaner to run.
www.evergreenaction.com/news/rise-pa...
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RISE PA Investments Cutting Costs & Pollution For Businesses Across The Commonwealth - Evergreen Action
The RISE PA program is a masterclass in how to cut costs and pollution simultaneously.
https://www.evergreenaction.com/news/rise-pa-investments-cutting-costs-pollution-for-businesses-across-the-commonwealth/
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New modeling out today! Repealing Michigan's clean energy plan would raise costs, cut jobs, and harm public health. The numbers don't lie. Here's what repeal would actually mean for Michigan. đ§ľ Full analysis âŹď¸
www.evergreenaction.com/policy-hub/r...
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New Analysis: Repealing Michiganâs Clean Energy Policies Would Raise Costs and Cut Jobs - Evergreen Action
https://www.evergreenaction.com/policy-hub/repealing-michigans-clean-energy-policies-would-raise-costs/?utm_source=&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=states
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âThereâs a path forward for reasonable CLCPA adjustments while still deploying cheap clean energy and cutting pollution,â said Evergreen states vice president Justin Balik. The proposed rollbacks would be bad for New Yorkers' wallets and the air they breathe.
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3 months ago
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Trump's reckless, destructive, and illegal war in Iran has been a humanitarian and economic disaster for everyone.... except for the small group of elite, mansion-owing CEOs of Big Oil companies who bankrolled his campaign.
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âThings would be so much less expensive right now if we had made those advancements.â â
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Instead, fossil fuel companies delayed clean energyâand MI families are paying the price.
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Michigan families could save nearly $800 on electricity bills over the next 4 yearsâif lawmakers act. Here's how: â Make data centers pay for their own way â Rein in excessive utility profits â Expand affordable, customer-owned clean energy
www.evergreencollaborative.com/policy-hub/t...
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Three Key Interventions to Deliver Electricity Cost Savings in Michigan - Evergreen Collaborative
As energy costs rise in Michigan, three smart policies can save the average household nearly $800 on electricity over the next four years.
https://www.evergreencollaborative.com/policy-hub/three-key-interventions-to-deliver-electricity-cost-savings-in-michigan/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=affordability_playbooks
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While Trumpâs illegal war sends energy prices through the roof, his budget makes clear he has no intention trying to lower costs. Instead, he wants to double down on enriching his Big Oil donors.
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Elizabeth Warren
4 months ago
Taxpayers pay twice: Trump is giving one billion taxpayer dollars to a company so it WON'T build clean offshore wind. Fewer clean energy projects pushes up utility rates, which costs families even more.
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Letâs call this what it is: a taxpayer-funded bribe to kill homegrown clean energy and hand the money straight to oil and gas executives. Trump is once again making Americans pay more for energy so his Big Oil donors can rake in even more profits.
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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.
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