Democrats push clean energy to cut bills
The gist
Democrats won House and Senate majorities and now promise clean energy measures to lower electricity bills.
They still lack votes to override vetoes, so any relief depends on Republican support.
How it unfolded
- Oct 2, 2025The White House cancels $7.6 billion in grants supporting hundreds of clean energy projects in 16 states that voted for Kamala Harris.
- Mar 18, 2026Democratic Reps. Sean Casten and Mike Levin and 120 other cosponsors introduce a broad clean electricity bill to undo Trump administration electricity policies.
- Nov 2, 2026DW reports climate change has all but disappeared from Democrats' campaign pitches, replaced by promises to lower electricity bills.
Key terms
- midterms
- US general elections held near the midpoint of a president's four-year term, when all House seats and about a third of Senate seats are contested.
- override vetoes
- Congress can override a presidential veto of a bill with a two-thirds vote in both chambers.
- Public Service Commission
- A quasi-governmental body that oversees and regulates public utilities in a particular area, especially in the US and Canada.
Source: Wikipedia