Thread by @prageru

Why is your electricity bill so expensive?

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Do you know what is in your power bill?

City, state, and county taxes. A bewildering assortment of fees.

But is that all you're paying for?

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Here's what you won't see on your electricity bill:

Federal and, in many places, state taxes that you pay to subsidize wind and solar generation.

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Wind and solar are unsustainable and highly expensive energy sources, yet you are being forced to pay for it.

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Federal subsidies alone for wind and solar industries totaled more than $70 billion from 2010 to 2019.

These subsidies are artificially propping up the industry.

Take them away and very likely the industry will not exist.

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You're paying a lot more for energy than you should be - and it's not just you.

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Many poor families devote more than 10% of their income after food, rent and transportation to electricity.

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A third of American households report having difficulty paying their electricity bills, and...

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7 million families face the choice between putting food on the table or keeping their home warm during the cold winter months.

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Maybe we should be thinking more about them and less about expensive, inefficient wind and solar energy.

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