Trump Spirals as Energy Becomes Key to 2025 Elections 

Washington, D.C. – Energy costs are central to the 2025 elections in New Jersey and Virginia, and Trump is spiraling because he and Republicans are on the wrong side of the issue. Trump campaigned on a promise to cut energy costs in half in his first year, but instead, electricity bills have risen 10% nationally since he took office. With the expansion of data centers, energy demand is higher than ever; however, Trump and Republicans’ war on clean energy is removing cheaper, faster, and more reliable energy sources from the grid, further hiking costs. As part of Trump’s shutdown, the Trump Administration is cancelling energy production projects across the country as political retribution, even threatening a massive Virginia offshore wind project that has had bipartisan support in the state.  

Climate Power Communications Director Alex Glass issued the following statement: “Is your life more expensive than it was a year ago? Blame Trump and Republicans. Americans are experiencing a cost-of-living crisis, and Trump’s agenda is making it worse by sending electricity costs through the roof. Trump is taking reliable, affordable energy off the grid, which is jacking up prices for working families, while his oil and gas billionaire buddies benefit. Every month, Americans are burdened by higher electricity bills, and every day between now and the election, we will remind them that Trump and Republicans are to blame.” 

Skyrocketing energy costs are a problem for Trump and Republicans: 

• According to recent polling, utility prices are among the top three things causing strain on Americans’ budgets, and over one-third of Americans say their electricity bills are a “major” source of stress.
  
• Despite promises to cut energy costs in half, electricity bills have risen 10% nationally since Trump took office.
  
• At a time when we need more energy, Trump is waging a war on cheaper, faster, and more reliable clean energy. Trump and Republicans’ budget bill is “intentionally handicapping more easily and faster-built wind, solar, and battery storage projects that would help satiate” data centers’ energy needs, while at the same time raising Americans’ electric bills.

• Since Trump took office, he’s taken a sledgehammer to clean energy projects, which would have lowered energy costs and created jobs. More than 80,500 clean energy jobs have already been lost or delayed. 
• Trump recently put $24 billion for energy projects in red and blue states at risk – putting more than 338,000 jobs on the chopping block.