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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Dharna Noor

Trump tariffs and green energy rollbacks push household electricity bills up 10%

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Studies have found that Trump’s pro-fossil fuel, anti-renewable energy policies will raise prices. Photograph: Will Waldron/Albany Times Union via Getty Images

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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