COMMENTARY: States roll back unaffordable green energy policies

By Gabriella Hoffman InsideSources.com July 23, 2026 - 9:00 pm For decades, some states have aggressively prioritized green energy mandates over reliability and affordability. Today, many are grappling with energy crises that are entirely self-inflicted. While legislators blame the Trump administration, data centers and energy producers for rising costs, the data show that blame falls squarely on state-level clean energy mandates. Over the past five years, New England energy costs rose 29 percent. New York’s electricity rates are 70 percent higher than the national average. New England electricity rates (29.42 cents/kWh) are 59 percent higher compared with the national average (18.56 cents/kWh). Under the Federal Power Act of 1935, Congress delegated to all states the authority to regulate