Evergreen Action

“We grant utilities a monopoly. In exchange, they must keep costs just and reasonable.” — @joshshapiropa.bsky.social

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If utilities block cheaper wind & solar to protect profits and push costly gas instead, they should be held accountable.

NEW: @governor.pa.gov just announced stronger standards for incoming data centers to bring their own power.

While this is a step in the right direction, to truly fix the grid and stabilize costs, PA must double down on the cheapest solution we have: clean energy.

📣 Republicans are (finally) realizing that Trump's attacks on clean energy are hurting families:

"The loss in the workforce and lost wages and the uncertainty for families... they could look at the President and say he canceled our project because it was solar" - Sen. Capito

Why Some Cold States Are Making It Cheaper to Run a Heat Pump

Heat pump customers are being over charged for electricity! New electricity rates could charge that. Excited to be working on this policy in Maryland.

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/u...

Read our full analysis on how Surface Transportation Reauthorization (STR) is a major inflection point for climate and affordability 🔗https://www.evergreenaction.com/blog/the-myth-of-the-fair-ev-fee-how-republicans-proposed-consumer-tax-would-raise-pollution-and-costs-for-families

🚙 Transportation is the largest source of climate pollution in the US

📜 This year's Surface Transportation Reauthorization is one of the biggest climate bills before Congress

👇 Evergreen Collaborative just modeled 4 key risks and opportunities for sustainable transportation

ICYMI: At an EPW hearing today, @markey.senate.gov shared our memo on how a future administration could (and should) use the Trump administration's permitting tactics to block fossil fuel development, not clean energy.

Seems pretty simple... if this President can unilaterally block renewable infrastructure, a future President could do the same for fossil fuel projects.

Winter storms shouldn’t mean sky-high power bills and blackout risks.

PJM’s failure to prioritize the build-out of reliable, clean energy has already hit families with double-digit bill increases this year—and now is putting lives at risk. www.reuters.com/business/ene...

Winterstorm Fern caused massive power outages for over a million Americans … but not for everyone. They were fine. Watch to see who stayed warm and safe.

Michigan AG Dana Nessel sues big oil over ‘cartel’-like plot to kill clean energy In a lawsuit expected to be filed today, Nessel alleges some of the world’s largest oil companies colluded to suppress the development of EVs and clean energy to keep Americans reliant on fossil fuels...

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Capture-and-kill tactics. Patent hoarding. Hacking journalists. According to MI AG Dana Nessel’s new lawsuit, these are some of the “cartel”-style tactics Big Oil has used to block clean energy and send costs for Michigan families sky-high. Thanks to @miattygen.bsky.social for fighting back 💪

Evergreen's senior buildings policy lead @sirnatony.bsky.social explains how Maryland is lowering energy bills for working families—and slashing pollution—by upgrading homes with heat pumps on the newest episode of Maryland Energy Talk 🎧👇

Let’s be clear: this wasn’t a failure to deliver. When faced with a choice between actions that could lower costs for working families or enriching himself and his wealthy allies, Trump chose the latter. Every time. That choice defines his presidency.

Evergreen: Governor Sherrill Delivers With Immediate Action to Reduce Energy Bills It is refreshing to see a Governor not only correctly diagnose what’s wrong with our energy system, but also demonstrate the clear political will to fix it.

@mikiesherrill.bsky.social said she’d take on PJM if elected. Today, she’s doing exactly that.

Gov. Sherrill's day-one energy EOs provide immediate relief for NJ ratepayers while kickstarting systemic reforms needed for a lower-cost, cleaner energy system. www.evergreenaction.com/press/evergr...

"RGGI generated hundreds of millions of dollars for VA — dollars that went directly to flood mitigation, energy efficiency programs, and lowering bills for families who need help most."

Thank you, @abigailspanberger.com for knowing RGGI delivers cost-savings to working Virginians.

Food $200
Data $150
Trump's war on clean energy causing a shortage of electrons $1,900

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Protecting us from financial predators. Keeping our air and water clean. Making sure our food won’t make us sick.Regulat Who Wins in Trump’s Deregulation Spree?

Trump's EPA says it will stop calculating the public health value of air pollution regulations, instead solely focusing on costs to Big Business.

Like the rest of his deregulatory agenda, it's a gift for corporate donors and a disaster for the rest of us.

CT and RI families are already paying some of the highest electricity prices in the country. It made no sense to ban them from accessing the cheap, clean energy resources just off their coastline.

Wisconsin Republicans just released a data center bill that would block access to cheaper, faster clean power. Why limit the options that would protect consumers from rising costs, unless you don’t actually care about affordability?

Why Are Realtors Associations Fighting Clean Air Standards? Follow the Money Realtor associations say they oppose the Bay Area Air District's emissions limits because they worry about costs to homeowners. But a closer look at their funding sources raises questions about their ...

Why are Realtor associations fighting clean air standards that lower bills & reduce pollution? Follow the money! Check out this @sierraclub.org blog that breaks down fossil fuel ties and political influence behind the opposition: www.sierraclub.org/articles/202...

Virginia Households Can Save $712 Per Year On Energy Costs With Key Policy Actions What can Virginia do to prioritize lower energy costs and the build-out of more clean energy? State leaders can follow these seven policy actions, and cut household energy bills by 18 percent.

🚨New analysis from @SynapseEnergy: Virginian families could save $712 a year on their energy bills by 2030 with these key reforms.

Here's how they do it ⬇️
collaborative.evergreenaction.com/memos/virgin...

Thank you for boosting! This @synapseenergy.bsky.social analysis was done in collaboration with @nrdc.org and found these 4 policies could save the average New Jersey household $467 per year on electric bills by 2030.

New Jersey Households Can Save $467 Per Year On Energy Costs With Key Policy Actions What can New Jersey do to prioritize affordability, lower energy costs, and the build-out of more clean energy? By following these seven policy actions, local leaders can cut household energy bills by...

And from @evergreenaction.bsky.social, here's a policy package to bring down energy costs in New Jersey:

1. Getting clean energy projects connected to the grid
2. Data centers supplying their own affordable, clean energy
3. Adopting smart EV charging programs
4. Reining in utility profit margins

New Jersey Households Can Save $467 Per Year On Energy Costs With Key Policy Actions What can New Jersey do to prioritize affordability, lower energy costs, and the build-out of more clean energy? By following these seven policy actions, local leaders can cut household energy bills by...

🚨New analysis from @synapseenergy.bsky.social: State leaders can save New Jersey families $467 a year on their energy bills by 2030 with these key reforms.

Here's how they do it ⬇️ @nrdc.org
collaborative.evergreenaction.com/memos/new-je...

Shapiro, Senate Republicans' Bad RGGI Deal a Step Backward for Pennsylvania Families “We are deeply disappointed that Governor Shapiro accepted this bad deal from Senate Republicans.

NEW: Gov. Shapiro just cut a bad deal with Senate Republicans—abandoning Pennsylvania’s participation in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) and walking away from our strongest tool to cut pollution, lower energy bills, and create jobs. #PAleg

www.evergreenaction.com/press/shapir...

Thank you @vanhollen.senate.gov, @beyer.house.gov and Members of Congress urging PJM to shield families from skyrocketing energy costs driven by data center growth and PJM’s mismanagement.

PJM must put consumers first—not utility profits

Georgia Democrats win big over GOP incumbents in 2 statewide utility regulator races Two Democrats romped to wins over Republican incumbents in elections to the Georgia Public Service Commission on Tuesday, delivering the largest statewide margins of victory by Democrats in more than ...

Imagine this: Georgia—a state Trump won in 2024— holds two elections just about electricity prices.

Democrats run on lowering costs through clean energy.

And they both win—by 20 points.

First time Democrats have done that in 20 years. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...