When Dems promise ‘affordability’ what they actually mean is a 900% increase in electricity prices

https://mailchi.mp/americanenergyalliance.org/inconceivable?e=02e2394a9b Inside Investigator (7/6/26) reports: “The latest round of carbon allowances auctioned off to buyers under the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) saw a clearing price that is up over 900 percent since the multi-state program began in 2008, potentially driving up the cost of Connecticut’s energy supply in a way far less visible to ratepayers […]

‘Warmth rationing’ arrives in UK: ‘Companies could remotely turn down heating in people’s homes under Labour plans’

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/07/19/heat-pump-households-face-winter-warmth-rationing/ By Emma Taggart Excerpt: Heat pump households face winter warmth rationing as the drive to net zero raises increasing fears of blackouts. By the end of next year, electricity suppliers will be able to remotely turn down heat pump central heating to help Britain’s energy system cope with high demand. Suppliers are expected to do so […]

Heatwaves caused by fall in pollution: UK Met Office concludes cleaner skies since the 1980s allow more of the Sun’s heat to reach Earth’s surface

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/07/22/heatwaves-caused-by-fall-in-pollution/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email By Sarah Knapton – Science Editor Excerpt: Britain’s scorching heatwaves are being driven by cleaner skies after pollution was stripped from the atmosphere, new research suggests. Temperatures in Europe have warmed twice as much as the rest of the world since the 1980s, figures show, with the continent now 2.3C warmer than it was […]