President Donald Trump’s campaign promise to slash energy costs in half is slipping out of reach as electricity prices continue to soar across the country.
Cabinet officials insist that bringing down electricity prices is a top priority for the administration. They have sought to do so by keeping aging coal plants online and boosting oil and gas production.
Simultaneously, however, the Trump administration has stymied the development of solar and wind — some of the fastest energy sources to connect to the grid — and has yet to implement the reforms necessary to upgrade transmission to allow new power sources to supply homes, factories, and more.
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Meanwhile, energy demand is only expected to grow.
Trump’s promise
Throughout his campaign, Trump vowed to cut the cost of
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