Electricity costs are rising rapidly — there is a solution, but Trump keeps blocking it. Trump is waging a political culture war against clean energy that is jacking up monthly electricity bills on American families who are already suffering higher inflation due to his tariff policies.
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Here in CA green energy is a disaster. We are being forced to accept it all while our energy bills keep rising. And reliability of the grid goes down. I don’t go a week without an outage.
Here is what more wind and solar do to local economies… Scale it up now.
Portugal is averaging 91% renewable electricity in 2024, with Europe’s lowest power prices [https://theprogressplaybook.com/2024/05/06/portugal-is-averaging-91-renewable-electricity-in-2024-with-lowest-power-prices-in-europe/](https://theprogressplaybook.com/2024/05/06/portugal-is-averaging-91-renewable-electricity-in-2024-with-lowest-power-prices-in-europe/)
Spanish Power Is Almost Free With Renewables Set for Record
Prices in Spain are near €2/MWh, compared with €67 in France
Strong solar and wind generation is expected to continue [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-29/spanish-power-is-almost-free-with-renewables-set-for-record](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-29/spanish-power-is-almost-free-with-renewables-set-for-record)?
Australia is winning big too, now: renewables supplied half of Australia’s electricity in Q4 2025 and WA cracked 50% on its own.
Wholesale prices fell 48% as wind + solar surged. Gas hit a record low 2.9%. The energy transition isn’t coming it’s here [https://michaelwest.com.au/renewables-record-power-bills-to-fall-with-rise-of-wind-and-solar-energy/](https://michaelwest.com.au/renewables-record-power-bills-to-fall-with-rise-of-wind-and-solar-energy/)