{"id":2665747,"date":"2026-09-20T14:34:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T18:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/politicians-forgot-backup-power-when-they-pushed-clean-power-in-13-states-now-electric-bills-are-skyrocketing\/"},"modified":"2026-09-20T14:40:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T18:40:02","slug":"politicians-forgot-backup-power-when-they-pushed-clean-power-in-13-states-now-electric-bills-are-skyrocketing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/politicians-forgot-backup-power-when-they-pushed-clean-power-in-13-states-now-electric-bills-are-skyrocketing\/","title":{"rendered":"Politicians Forgot Backup Power When They Pushed Clean Power in 13 States: Now Electric Bills Are Skyrocketing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpoliticians-forgot-backup-power-when-they-pushed-clean-power-in-13-states-now-electric-bills-are-skyrocketing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2665747&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A series of states from Vermont to Hawaii have enacted laws requiring 100% carbon-free or \u201cclean\u201d electricity, aiming to provide cheaper and cleaner power by 2040 or 2045. However,residents in these states face rising electricity costs,with bills increasing faster than in states without such mandates. Policymakers rely on the \u201clevelized cost of energy\u201d (LCOE) metric, which claims wind and solar are the cheapest energy sources, though the U.S. Energy Information Management warns this figure can be misleading as it only accounts for the cost to build and operate a generator, not whether it can reliably produce power when needed.<\/p>\n<p>Energy experts Isaac Orr and Mitch Rolling critique this by introducing the \u201cAlways On Levelized Cost of Energy\u201d (AOLOC) model, factoring in backup power, transmission, overbuilt capacity, and curtailment. Their analysis estimates the true costs of wind and solar in Minnesota at approximately $272 and $472 per megawatt-hour, respectively-much higher than their modeled figures. In contrast, natural gas plants, which require less backup infrastructure and can be built close to demand, prove cheaper, with projected costs between $46 and $49 per megawatt-hour by 2030. <\/p>\n<p>Minnesota\u2019s recent legislation mandates a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/renewable-energy-experts-cast-doubt-on-bidens-wind-power-plans\/\" title=\"Renewable Energy Experts Cast Doubt On Biden\u2019s ... Power Plans\">100% carbon-free grid<\/a> by 2023, leading utilities like xcel Energy to propose notable rate increases, partly due to investments in cleaner energy. Other states pursuing similar mandates are experiencing larger rate hikes, with rates climbing nearly twice as fast as in non-mandate states. Moreover, reliability concerns are mounting, as grid operators report that wind and solar supply only a small fraction of their rated capacity during peak demand times, risking shortages and blackouts.<\/p>\n<p>National long-term outlooks also highlight risks, with many regions at high or elevated risk of power shortfalls within five years due to retiring plants and insufficient backup. This underscores the danger of relying solely on intermittent renewable sources without clear disclosure of their full costs and capabilities. The article advocates for regulators to require thorough cost disclosures before approving further mandates or retiring reliable generation assets, emphasizing that false promises of cheap, clean electricity are hurting consumers and grid stability.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Thirteen states from Vermont to Hawaii have written a hard deadline into law: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-support-for-chinese-forced-labor-sanctions-imperils-bidens-solar-energy-agenda\/\" title=\"Dem Support for Chinese Forced Labor Sanctions Imperils Biden\u2019s ... Energy Agenda\">100 percent carbon-free<\/a> (CO2-free) or \u201cclean\u201d electricity, most by 2040 or 2045. Lawmakers sold these mandates as a bargain: cheaper power alongside cleaner air. Voters in those states are struggling with ever-increasing electricity bills increasing faster than non-mandate states.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The metric politicians lean on to make that case is the \u201clevelized cost of energy\u201d (LCOE), which ranks wind and solar as the cheapest sources of generation on the grid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/protect.checkpoint.com\/v2\/r01\/___https:\/www.eia.gov\/outlooks\/aeo\/electricity_generation\/pdf\/AEO2025_LCOE_report.pdf___.YXAzOmNyY2E6YzpvZmZpY2UzNjVfZW1haWxzX2F0dGFjaG1lbnQ6NTI3OGNkMjkyNTEwZGEwNmJlMGQ2OTE3NDQxOWIxOWY6Nzo1ODdlOjIzYmNjNWZiZmRkZTliOWU5OTY2OWY2MGIyYzJkM2VjNzRhMGQ5ZWMzOTY5YzllNzI1YjhhODQ0ZmVjY2FmOWI6cDpUOkY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Energy Information Administration itself cautions that the ranking is misleading<\/a> because LCOE reflects the cost to build and run a single generator.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">It says nothing about whether that generator can deliver power at 6 p.m. on a windless February evening, exactly when a grid needs it most.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Energy analysts, Isaac Orr and Mitch Rolling, answer the question EIA\u2019s own number dodges. Their \u201c<a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/protect.checkpoint.com\/v2\/r01\/___https:\/energybadboys.substack.com\/p\/were-winning-the-war-on-the-levelized___.YXAzOmNyY2E6YzpvZmZpY2UzNjVfZW1haWxzX2F0dGFjaG1lbnQ6NTI3OGNkMjkyNTEwZGEwNmJlMGQ2OTE3NDQxOWIxOWY6NzphODE4OjUyZDA4N2E2NmU0YjgxYWE4OWM4MTdlMjNkMzNjZWI3MzBhNjdhOTNmODU3NjAwNGVlNWU5OTA0ZmEwNGJlMDQ6cDpUOkY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Always On Levelized Cost of Energy<\/a>\u201d (AOLOC) model adds back everything a bare LCOE figure leaves out: backup generation, transmission, overbuilt capacity and the power curtailed to keep intermittent resources reliable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Run through Minnesota\u2019s grid, the model puts wind\u2019s real cost at roughly $272 per megawatt-hour and solar\u2019s at $472. Treat those as modeled estimates, not quoted market prices, but they are the most honest attempt anyone has made to price what these mandates actually cost.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Set those figures next to new natural gas plants, a resource that needs no matching backup fleet and can be built wherever demand is, saving transmission buildout, rather than wherever the wind happens to blow, which needs vast amounts of expensive transmission.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">EIA\u2019s own projection for gas entering service in 2030 runs <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/protect.checkpoint.com\/v2\/r01\/___https:\/www.eia.gov\/outlooks\/aeo\/electricity_generation\/pdf\/AEO2025_LCOE_report.pdf___.YXAzOmNyY2E6YzpvZmZpY2UzNjVfZW1haWxzX2F0dGFjaG1lbnQ6MmZlOGY5NWNjMGNkMzJlYTUxNDYyNzRmYTQzNDIyOTg6NzplNjU5Ojc1MDQ2YjM2OGFkYjkyYmRkMjQwNDZjZDgzYTU5ZmQwNjljZDkwZjQwNjdiNjA5MTVlMDRlOWRiYjhlNmUxMjA6cDpGOkY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$46 to $49 per megawatt-hour<\/a>, and an <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/protect.checkpoint.com\/v2\/r01\/___https:\/energybadboys.substack.com\/p\/debunking-the-myth-of-expensive-coal___.YXAzOmNyY2E6YzpvZmZpY2UzNjVfZW1haWxzX2F0dGFjaG1lbnQ6MmZlOGY5NWNjMGNkMzJlYTUxNDYyNzRmYTQzNDIyOTg6NzowZTZjOjIwYzllYzkyYjNiMGM5Y2IzNjhmMDE4ZDQwNzY2YjM0NzkxMzM5MTA5NzhkYjVkMjVlNzY2MzMwNGM3NDI4NTg6cDpGOkY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">already-paid-off coal plant costs less<\/a> still. Counted fully, wind runs at <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/protect.checkpoint.com\/v2\/r01\/___https:\/www.lazard.com\/media\/kcfconhf\/lazards-lcoeplus_vf.pdf___.YXAzOmNyY2E6YzpvZmZpY2UzNjVfZW1haWxzX2F0dGFjaG1lbnQ6MmZlOGY5NWNjMGNkMzJlYTUxNDYyNzRmYTQzNDIyOTg6NzpjODc1OmM4OWU5YzI3ODM5Yjk3MDhjYTcwOTdjYWYzZGJiODE5NWU4MjM0NDg2ZDc2YmQ1OTU3NzQ1ZmIwNGYxNTkwYjU6cDpGOkY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">least double<\/a>. Solar runs at <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/protect.checkpoint.com\/v2\/r01\/___https:\/americaspower.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Understanding-the-True-Cost-of-Replacing-Existing-Coal-Dec-2025-2.pdf___.YXAzOmNyY2E6YzpvZmZpY2UzNjVfZW1haWxzX2F0dGFjaG1lbnQ6MmZlOGY5NWNjMGNkMzJlYTUxNDYyNzRmYTQzNDIyOTg6Nzo1NmYwOmRjNDUwZjZjMmI5YWEwZWM3MTMwNGE3MzQ3ZTVkYzZkMzk5MzM1YzZhNGE5ODZiMzEzNTcxOWVlZmJlZTZlMWE6cDpGOkY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">least triple<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Minnesota is where the theory meets the invoice. Its <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/protect.checkpoint.com\/v2\/r01\/___https:\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/216b.1691___.YXAzOmNyY2E6YzpvZmZpY2UzNjVfZW1haWxzX2F0dGFjaG1lbnQ6NTI3OGNkMjkyNTEwZGEwNmJlMGQ2OTE3NDQxOWIxOWY6NzoxMGQ0OjNlMzVhZWNkN2I4MDQxMGY0NjM0ZGYzNWQ2NWVmZDg1MDBiOWVjNmUwYWJkZDk5MDJkZTk0NTAyZDkzYTYyYmM6cDpUOkY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">100 percent carbon-free law<\/a> passed in 2023, and the state\u2019s largest utility, Xcel Energy, has since <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/protect.checkpoint.com\/v2\/r01\/___https:\/mn.gov\/puc\/activities\/financial-analysis\/general-rate-case\/xcel-energy-electric\/___.YXAzOmNyY2E6YzpvZmZpY2UzNjVfZW1haWxzX2F0dGFjaG1lbnQ6NTI3OGNkMjkyNTEwZGEwNmJlMGQ2OTE3NDQxOWIxOWY6Nzo1N2FmOjI1NTdlNzYxZmMzY2VhZDc1Zjk4NTY4ZDNlMGZmYzI4YTE1NzFmNWQxMjI4OWVmODRlM2RmM2JlZWVlYTNlODc6cDpUOkY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">asked regulators to approve $490.7 million in rate increases across 2025 and 2026<\/a>, a 13.2 percent jump it partly attributes to cleaner generation investments. Regulators trimmed that to a 5.2 percent interim increase but did not reverse the direction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Twelve more states carry the <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/protect.checkpoint.com\/v2\/r01\/___https:\/environmentamerica.org\/articles\/eleven-states-have-committed-to-100-clean-electricity\/___.YXAzOmNyY2E6YzpvZmZpY2UzNjVfZW1haWxzX2F0dGFjaG1lbnQ6NTI3OGNkMjkyNTEwZGEwNmJlMGQ2OTE3NDQxOWIxOWY6NzozYzZlOjgxZDE5ZDE0YjdkMDFiM2M5ODZkODI5ZGU1NTEyMmQwMTk5NjA0NjI5ZjI3MWQ4YjkwOWE2YzBiZTYyMjk3MjI6cDpUOkY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">same 100 percent commitment<\/a> on their books. Together, representing more than a quarter of the nation\u2019s electricity use, they all lean on the same LCOE sales pitch that Minnesota did.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">A <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/protect.checkpoint.com\/v2\/r01\/___https:\/energybadboys.substack.com\/p\/states-with-clean-energy-mandates___.YXAzOmNyY2E6YzpvZmZpY2UzNjVfZW1haWxzX2F0dGFjaG1lbnQ6NTI3OGNkMjkyNTEwZGEwNmJlMGQ2OTE3NDQxOWIxOWY6NzoyOWI1OjkwMTk5NWRjMWU4Yjg4Y2Y1M2I2MzhlZmNlNjNjZWZlODQ3YTE2NDE0M2NmNWI5YzQwOGY3YzY2NmQ0ZDU4ZDE6cDpUOkY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nationwide review of utility rate filings by Orr and Rolling<\/a> already shows the pattern in the data: states with these mandates sought rate increases 32 percent larger than states without them from 2020 through 2025, with prices climbing at nearly double the pace of non-mandate states, despite slower population growth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Reliability is eroding on the same timeline. MISO, the grid operator serving Minnesota and fourteen other states, already <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/protect.checkpoint.com\/v2\/r01\/___https:\/cdn.misoenergy.org\/PY%2025-26%20Wind%20and%20Solar%20Capacity%20Credit%20Report684294.pdf___.YXAzOmNyY2E6YzpvZmZpY2UzNjVfZW1haWxzX2F0dGFjaG1lbnQ6NTI3OGNkMjkyNTEwZGEwNmJlMGQ2OTE3NDQxOWIxOWY6Nzo1ZTlkOjE1NjcxMDZlNTJjYjBiNGRkZTlhNTE3Zjk4ZDZkYmVmNDZhYzU1MjY3NmJhYjlhYWVjYjQyZTBiYWM3M2U3ZTc6cDpUOkY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">counts wind and solar for only a small fraction of their rated capacity<\/a> during the hours the system is under the most strain when it is very hot or cold, because they cannot be counted on to deliver when needed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">That is not a regional quirk. The <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/protect.checkpoint.com\/v2\/r01\/___https:\/www.nerc.com\/globalassets\/our-work\/assessments\/nerc_ltra_2025.pdf___.YXAzOmNyY2E6YzpvZmZpY2UzNjVfZW1haWxzX2F0dGFjaG1lbnQ6NTI3OGNkMjkyNTEwZGEwNmJlMGQ2OTE3NDQxOWIxOWY6Nzo5NzAwOjM0YTViOTI3NDdlNDVmMGU1Y2MxNmYwM2RmZDNmZWRhYjE2YjJmNWEzNDVkZWY5NjYwMzUwNmFmN2NiYzI0MWM6cDpUOkY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North American Electric Reliability Corporation\u2019s latest long-term outlook<\/a> puts 13 of the 23 grid regions it tracks nationwide, including MISO, PJM, ERCOT, and much of the West, at elevated or high risk of a shortfall within five years, as retiring plants outpace the firm generation meant to replace them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Wind and solar cannot fill that gap on command, and NERC warns the shortfall will force emergency responses, such as rolling blackouts, and no governor wants to explain that to constituents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">None of this argues against cleaner electricity. It argues against buying it blind. Before a state locks in a mandate and before a utility retires one more dispatchable plant, regulators should require a single disclosure: the full cost of the replacement power, including backup, transmission, storage, subsidies, and curtailment, not just the price of the generation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Voters were promised a bargain. They are learning that this\u00a0was a false promise. 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