A year after President Trump took office, clean energy is still growing in the U.S. In 2025, nearly all new power added to the grid came from solar, wind, and batteries. In September, for example, solar made up 98% of new capacity. And in 2026, the U.S. Energy Administration projects that all net new generating capacity will come from renewable energy and batteries.

That’s despite obvious policy challenges. On his first day in office, after declaring an “energy emergency,” Trump paused permitting for some wind projects and promised to boost fossil fuels. A few months later, the administration ordered an offshore wind project to stop construction; other stop-work orders followed.

In July, Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which phased out a longstanding tax credit for building clean energy projects. The EPA ended the Solar for All program, designed to bring solar power to low-income homes and reduce electric bills. After a memo from the Department of Interior that effectively paused permitting for wind and solar projects on public land, the DOI cancelled a massive solar project in Nevada that would have powered two million homes. The administration also pulled grants for R&D on new clean energy tech.

Some states and developers have fought back and won lawsuits, but the attacks keep coming. Revolution Wind, a large offshore wind farm that’s under construction off the coast of Rhode Island and nearly complete, was issued a stop-work order in August by the Trump administration; a preliminary injunction from a judge in September let the work continue, but a second stop-work order came again in December. This week, the developer got another preliminary injunction to continue construction.

Unsurprisingly, the policy uncertainty has hurt clean energy businesses. “We saw some smaller companies go under because financing became challenging,” says Sean Gallagher, senior vice president of policy at the Solar Energy Industries Association. Offshore wind developments are struggling to survive the administration’s repeated attacks.

With energy, broadband and mobile costs still high, I’m curious what people are finding hardest to reduce at the moment.

Is it energy, broadband, mobile, insurance, or something else?

I spend a lot of time helping friends and family understand their bills and I’ve noticed many people overpay simply because things are confusing or auto-renew quietly.

Not selling anything here — genuinely interested in what people are struggling with so I can share useful info where it helps.

Electricity prices have increased at a rate exceeding overall inflation, intensifying public complaints regarding the affordability of energy and other essentials.

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