Stop the Climate-Damaging DOE Efficiency Rollback

The Trump Administration’s Department of Energy just announced plans to eliminate core federal energy-efficiency programs — including the Weatherization Assistance Program and appliance standards that millions of families rely on to keep energy bills affordable.

At a time when the climate crisis is intensifying, and communities across the country are already facing extreme heat, stronger storms, and rising energy costs, this move is dangerous and irresponsible.

And it’s happening exactly when America’s power grid is coming under unprecedented strain.

A new analysis reveals that the rapidly growing demand from data centers — driven by AI, cloud computing, and nonstop online activity — could require 36% more electricity than previously expected. As utility companies scramble to meet this skyrocketing demand, families will be the ones left paying the price.

Without strong energy-efficiency standards, households will face:

➡ Higher utility bills

➡ Greater risk of blackouts

➡ Increased pollution and carbon emissions

➡ Even more pressure on already-stressed working families

Energy efficiency is still the cheapest, fastest, and most effective way to reduce demand, cut emissions, and protect families from unpredictable spikes in energy prices. It’s one of the few tools we have that lowers bills and reduces climate pollution simultaneously.

Eliminating these programs puts all of us at risk — especially seniors, low-income families, and rural communities that already shoulder the heaviest burden from rising energy costs.

We cannot allow the Department of Energy to dismantle these protections just when we need them most.

Add your name now to demand the DOE reverse this reckless plan and restore critical energy-efficiency programs. Our climate, our grid, and our families depend on it.

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Source

https://www.eenews.net/articles/trump-dismantles-programs-designed-to-cut-electricity-demand/