Households will pay more for energy because of federal policy changes, think tank says

Federal policy changes under President Trump, including cancelling clean energy projects and rolling back emissions standards, are projected to raise household energy costs by an average of $6,500 through 2040 across the contiguous United States, with higher demand for natural gas and gasoline driving prices up. These changes also lead to negative economic impacts, increased pollution, and health costs according to an analysis by Energy Innovation, despite White House pushback framing the issue as a grid reliability improvement.

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