Trump should make Washington’s electricity affordable again
Washington’s renewable energy mandates are making its electricity so expensive that the Council of the District of Columbia explicitly exempted its government buildings from being required to pay the costs of the regulations.
TL;DR
- D.C.'s renewable energy mandates have quadrupled costs from $65 million in 2020 to an projected $272 million in 2025.
- Electricity price increases in D.C. from 2019-2025 were nearly 66%, the largest in the nation.
- The D.C. Council exempted government buildings from paying renewable mandate costs through September 2029.
- Federal taxpayers are estimated to be losing an additional $18.6 million annually due to these mandates on federal buildings.
- Congress has the constitutional authority to review D.C. Council legislation under the Home Rule Act and could repeal these mandates.