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Senate Democrats and energy advocates say stop-work orders and DOE emergency orders are raising electricity bills
Summary
At a Senate Environment and Public Works roundtable, Democratic senators and clean-energy advocates said the Trump administration’s stop‑work orders for offshore wind and expanded use of Department of Energy emergency powers under Section 202(c) are increasing costs for consumers, forcing expensive coal plants to run and harming health and tribal energy programs.
At a Senate Environment and Public Works roundtable, Democratic senators and energy advocates argued that recent Trump administration actions — including stop‑work orders for offshore wind projects and expanded use of Department of Energy emergency authority under Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act — are driving up electricity costs and delaying cheaper clean energy.
Senate Majority Leader Schumer said the administration has “blocked the cheapest and fastest sources of energy, propping up dirty and expensive fossil fuel” and accused officials of favoring large oil donors. “When Americans get their electricity bills and see that they’re higher, blame Donald Trump,” he said.
Greg Wannier, a staff attorney at the Sierra Club, testified that Secretary Wright has issued multiple 90‑day orders under Section 202(c) to keep older coal plants…
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