Climate groups, liberal politicians, and the wind and solar lobby are going on the offensive, seeking to blame the policies enacted by President Trump and Congressional Republicans for the rising electricity bills experienced by many American families and businesses as they attempt to capitalize on the issue in the upcoming midterm elections.

The only problem? Their primary argument—that electricity price are rising because the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) subsidies for wind and solar were repealed by the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)— has zero basis in reality.

Today, we investigate the motivations behind these bad-faith arguments and give you the tools you need to refute them for yourselves.

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The Blame Game

According to Heatmap, wind and solar special interest groups are escalating their attempts to convince Americans to believe that mounting electricity bills are the result of their representatives in Congress who voted to cut “support” for wind and solar generators.

First of all, this argument backfires as an indictment against wind and solar projects themselves, as it’s an admission that they are uncompetitive without lucrative subsidies and far more expensive than consumers were led to believe.

Ultimately, it appears liberal politicos are hoping to make electricity prices the political liability for Trump that egg prices were for former President Biden. According to The Hill:

Democrats are beginning to weaponize the issue [electricity prices] against Republicans, especially