Energy bills in the United States have risen 13% in 2025 since President Donald Trump took office earlier this year, according to a new report from Baltimore Chronicle with reference to Climate Power. The climate advocacy organization analyzed data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration and highlighted multiple factors contributing to the increase.
The report cites the large spending bill signed by Trump in July, which it claims has driven up utility costs and reduced the availability of cheaper, cleaner energy sources, while simultaneously funding new tax breaks for the oil and gas industries. As a result of canceled or delayed projects since Trump’s election, 24,958.5 megawatts of planned energy generation have been lost, enough to power more than 13.17 million homes.
Prices are expected to rise further, largely due to growing energy demands from data centers and extreme weather conditions. Mark Wolfe, co-director of the Center for Energy Poverty and Climate, emphasized that data centers are a significant factor.
David Spence, a professor of energy law and regulation at the University of Texas, told ABC News that electricity demand currently far outpaces supply growth. He noted that other energy-intensive technologies, such as Bitcoin mining and electric vehicles, also contribute to the rising costs. “We’re just not able to bring new supply on as quickly as demand is growing, and that’s driving prices up,” Spence said.
Additional analyses show that U.S. households are paying 9.6% more in utility bills in 2025 compared with 2024, according to the December energy snapshot by the Center for American Progress and the Natural Resources Defense Council. Rising energy costs have also contributed to household debt, with Texas having over 943,501 households carrying overdue utility balances, research by Protect Borrowers indicates.
Energy affordability has become a central topic on Capitol Hill. Daniel Bresette, president of the Environmental and Energy Study Institute, noted that discussions about solutions are dominating congressional conversations.
In response to the Climate Power report, a White House spokesperson stated: “Fixing the energy crisis Joe Biden created has been a priority for President Trump since day one. Biden’s green energy policies sent electricity prices soaring more than 30 percent over four years, and Blue states that refuse to adopt President Trump’s energy dominance agenda continue to have sky-high energy prices.” The spokesperson added that Trump’s policies cut regulatory costs, enabling increased energy supply and lower prices for families and businesses.
Trump has repeatedly criticized clean energy sources, including wind and solar, and pledged during the 2024 campaign to continue expanding fossil fuel production in the U.S. The Environmental Protection Agency also terminated the $7 billion Solar for All program in August, which had aimed to support residential solar projects. Environmental groups warned that this decision would make lowering energy bills, particularly for low-income households, more difficult.
The Climate Power report estimates that more than 165,000 clean energy jobs have been lost or delayed due to Trump-era policies, while recent GOP measures, such as opening the National Petroleum Reserve for drilling, reflect ongoing support for fossil fuels.
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