A new survey shows that a larger percentage of respondents worry about paying their electricity bills
Energy
American prosperity and national security depends on affordable, abundant, reliable, low-carbon energy. Abundant energy is needed to power the economy, especially as technological innovation continues.
Bureaucratic bloat is causing costly permitting delays, which is making energy scarcer and less reliable—which primarily harms lower- and middle-income Americans who are least able to afford higher prices.
Fortunately, our nation has the capacity to lead the world in energy production and diversity, and our leaders should strive to achieve it.
FREOPP advocates for an all-of-the-above approach, so every region of the country can receive affordable, reliable energy to obtain economic abundance.
All Energy
Here’s the graphic I made with the DOE data to show the price differential among residential energy sources
Instead of closing nuclear plants, as California and New York are doing, we should invest in next-generation nuclear technologies.
Wind and solar power are not nearly efficient enough to replace U.S. fossil-fuel consumption.
Policymakers must work to ensure that decarbonization doesn’t harm low- and middle-income Americans.
California’s poverty rate is the highest in the nation. New restrictions on natural gas will increase electricity costs, making the problem worse.