President Donald Trump is blaming renewables for America’s rising power bills. Does the data back that up? (Heatmap)
Electricity prices are up 27% in the last six years, but states leading in wind and solar—like Iowa and North Dakota—have seen bills hold steady or even fall.
So what about outliers like California and Maine, where renewable usage is high and bills are, too? They owe their high prices to wildfire costs and gas price swings, not renewables, according to the latest data.