U.S. Energy Department data released Thursday of last week reveals that, since 2011, electricity costs 3.5 times more than natural gas.

The newest Energy Department figures are throwing water on the Biden-Harris administration’s campaign to electrify the American home. Despite claims that transitioning home appliances from natural gas to electric will save consumers money, agency data shows electricity costs 3.5 times more than natural gas – and that’s been the case since at least 2011. 

In 2022, the administration held an “electrification summit.” Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm gave a speech claiming that electrification would reduce carbon emissions and lower energy costs. 

The administration’s electrification campaign is backed up by anti-fossil fuel groups, such as Rewiring America. Camila Thorndike, climate engagement director for the Kamala Harris presidential campaign, worked for Rewiring America for two years before she joined the campaign. Thorndike recently became embroiled in a controversy when she attempted to clarify Harris’ position on fracking, only to make the Democratic candidate’s position seem all the more opaque. 

The data surrounding the actual costs of electrification have been around for sometime. For example, New York’s Empire Center for Public Policy released a study last year pointing out that New York residents could experience significantly higher heating costs due to the state’s new environmental policies, that include electrification.

This past Wednesday, the U.S.’s Energy Information Administration revealed that infrastructure costs for natural gas are much less than for so-called renewable energy sources, like wind and solar.

The Biden-Harris White House severely restricts the ability of oil companies to drill for more natural gas and, consequently, the price ratchets up. Warnings about the cost fossil fuel regulations are ignored including the inadequacies of renewable energy and, worst of all, the media is all too happy to report that it is our dependence on fossil fuels that is the reason for rising costs.

But don’t you dare blame renewable energy despite the fact that they and fossil fuel extraction rules are a large part of the problem.  Pushing mass electrification only means higher utility prices and a depreciated quality of life for people. But, then again, that is the point. Drive more people into poverty with higher energy costs making their lives untenable which, in turn, disincentivizes them from living normal, productive lives. To sum this all up, this is all about you being the carbon the elites want to reduce.

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