title: Trump Promised To Halve Energy Costs In First Year, But Raised Them Instead. Gasoline is slightly cheaper. Just about everything else is up substantially. “He lied. Also this isn’t something presidents can do. He knows this.” “But you know what would help? Allowing wind turbines to spin."
author: u/mafco
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publication: r/energy
published: 2026-02-27T15:19:43+00:00
sourceurl: https://www.reddit.com/r/energy/comments/1rg9hf4/trumppromisedtohalveenergycostsinfirst/
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Link: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-energy-cost-failn69a06865e4b0788617049407?origin=home-latest-news-unit
Score: 872 | Comments: 45 | Subreddit: r/energy
Top Comments
u/FeelingKind7644 (7 pts):
Color me shocked..
u/ioncloud9 (11 pts):
He did everything he could to stand in the way of clean energy sources that are cheaper than coal and everything he could to prop up coal.
u/jtoomim (11 pts):
You say this isn't something presidents can do, but Trump proved that making costs higher is something presidents can do. All you have to do is force expensive, obsolete plants to stay open and prevent new, cheap facilities from coming online.
u/Igor_Nordham (7 pts):
Canada is in the process of diverting our energy exports away from America. Our oil sold to the USA at a bargain price but apparently Trump says he doesn't need anything from Canada. India say they will take all the oil, gas and uranium that we can send them. They will also invest in projects to increase supply. Our East coast is also picking up huge investments in wind energy since Trump cancelled the USA projects. Thanks Trump! You have brought us massive new investments and more profitable markets.
u/Fishbulb2 (8 pts):
Very contradictory. It IS something presidents can impact. Don’t block wind and solar!
u/Technical-Canary2174 (15 pts):
All Trump has to do to lower costs, is to just tell his pathetic supporters that things are cheaper. They believe him and don’t know the difference.