“Electricity bills in New England are poised to experience a sharp increase driven by the clean energy mandates in five of the six states, which require duplicative, overbuilt renewable energy.”

Connecticut ratepayers suffered sticker shock this summer when they opened their July electric bills. While their energy consumption was relatively flat, the “public benefits” component doubled for some and tripled for others. The culprit was not hard to find given a legislative requirement for utilities to itemize the cost components of monthly bills.

“Public benefits” cover the cost of subsidies the state provides for low-income electricity customers and energy-efficiency programs. They also include solar, electric vehicle, and other renewable energy incentives.

The wide array of renewable energy subsidies and aid to low-income residents who cannot afford high-cost electricity, growing everywhere, is an increasing cost burden for power users in the Northeast.…

This post excerpts energy and climate material from the Media Balance Newsletter, a free fortnightly published by physicist John Droz Jr., founder of the Alliance for Wise Energy Decisions. The complete Newsletter for this post can be found here.

Greed Energy Economics:
*** Biden-Harris Admin Races To Dish Out $25 Billion for Green Energy Before Trump Takes Office, Sparking Fraud Fears
High Energy Costs Continue to Plague European Industry

Unreliables (General):
*** The Green Energy Apocalypse
*** Energy Transition Security
*** NERC: 2024–2025 Winter Reliability Assessment

Wind Energy — Offshore:
The California offshore wind environmental impact statement is full of holes

Nuclear Energy:
*** Nuclear SMR welding breakthrough: A year’s work now takes a day
Seven Reasons To Be Skeptical About SMRs

Fossil Fuel Energy:
*** By burning fossil fuels we are saving the planet
*** Giving Thanks for Fossil Fuels

Electric Vehicles (EVs):
Beijing Biden’s REAL Reason for Pushing Electric Vehicles So Much
|‘EV-obsessed’ Germany – ‘killing the car industry’
A Cautionary Tale from Europe
EV Death Pool Update: Rivian

Miscellaneous  Energy:
*** Visualized: U.S.…

“So all you are left with days later is people remembering what a shocking and senseless thing somebody did who is associated with the climate movement…. this is a terrible messaging strategy.” (- Joe Romm, below)

Yesterday’s post highlighted the civil war within the climate activist camp on the usefulness of civil disobedience in revving up the public into climate action. Michael Mann warned, “the damage done by deeply misguided individuals who in principle would seem to be on the side of climate action but are instead dividing the community and playing right into the agenda of the forces of inaction.”

Joseph Romm, the perennially errant climate intellectual, similarly warned.

JUST STOP ALREADY! Why, why, why is our side so … senseless???

In case it wasn’t obvious, this tactic is self-defeating and senseless.…

“In all, a New York Times analysis … counts nearly 100 environmental rules officially reversed, revoked or otherwise rolled back under Mr. Trump. More than a dozen other potential rollbacks remained in progress by the end but were not finalized by the end of the administration’s term.” (- Coral Davenport. NYT)

With Trump 47 just ahead, a look back at Trump 45 energy and environmental policies is timely. This stocktaking by the New York Times (Coral Davenport, “The Trump Administration Rolled Back More than 100 Environmental Rules,” January 22, 2021) counted 98 rollbacks that were completed, with 14 in process.

“Over four years, the Trump administration dismantled major climate policies and rolled back many more rules governing clean air, water, wildlife and toxic chemicals,” Davenport began.

In all, a New York Times analysis, based on research from Harvard Law School, Columbia Law School and other sources, counts nearly 100 environmental rules officially reversed, revoked or otherwise rolled back under Mr.