Leading US Utility Trolls Trump Over Coal, Solar Power, And Green Hydrogen, Too
This story raises questions about governance, accountability, and American values.
CleanTechnica frames Duke Energy’s announcement as a clever jab at Trump and an open-and-shut case for the green agenda. That’s a convenient narrative, but it treats energy as a culture-war scoreboard instead of a backbone industry where mistakes get paid for in higher bills and weaker reliability. Yes, solar can save money in specific places and on certain timelines, and utilities should pursue savings.
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Duke Energy Florida credits solar power with the bulk of a $1 billion savings for ratepayers expected by March of this year, while experimenting with green hydrogen for the long term.The post Leading US Utility Trolls Trump Over Coal, Solar Power, And Green Hydrogen, Too appeared first on CleanTechnica.
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CleanTechnica frames Duke Energy’s announcement as a clever jab at Trump and an open-and-shut case for the green agenda. That’s a convenient narrative, but it treats energy as a culture-war scoreboard instead of a backbone industry where mistakes get paid for in higher bills and weaker reliability.
Yes, solar can save money in specific places and on certain timelines, and utilities should pursue savings. But “credits solar” often leaves out the full picture: grid reliability, backup generation, transmission buildout, and who carries the risk when projections miss. And green hydrogen “for the long term” sounds prudent until it becomes another subsidized pilot that ratepayers end up underwriting without clear returns.
Conservatives are not anti-innovation. We’re pro-affordable power and public trust, meaning transparent accounting and technology-neutral competition. The principle at stake is energy security: build what works, pay for what’s proven, and don’t gamble essential infrastructure on fashionable assumptions.
Commentary written with AI assistance by the New Republican Times Editorial Board.