Vice President Kamala Harris isn't the only one to say she supports higher electricity and transportation prices for Americans fighting rising inflation and limited car options. [emphasis, links added]
So does Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. Consider his record.
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Walz signed legislation in 2023 that would require 80% of Minnesota's energy to be produced by carbon-free energy by 2030 and 100% by 2040.
This will continue to increase electricity prices in the North Star State, contradicting another provision in the law: Utilities must “provide affordable electric service to Minnesotans.”
Minnesota's strength lies in its nuclear power plants (accounting for 25% of the state's electricity) and wind farms (accounting for 23% of the state's electricity). But it is difficult to replace the 45% of coal and natural gas power generation.
Isaac Orr, vice president of the nonprofit Always On Energy Research, estimates Complying with Walz's energy mandate will cost Minnesota $318 billion by 2050and require Building thousands of megawatts of wind turbines and solar panels.
Al told me This would result in a Minnesota household's electricity bill increasing by $1,642 per year, or $136 per month. By 2050, the cost of energy-intensive manufacturing will increase by $222,387 per year.
Industrial power prices in Minnesota have gotten so high that the Northern Foundry in Bob Dylan's hometown of Hibbing closed its doors. Eliminate high-paying union jobs by explicitly citing electricity costs.
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Walz is also raising transportation prices. Over the objections of the Minnesota Automobile Dealers Association, Walz adopted California's Advanced Clean Vehicle II standards, which require 35 percent of new passenger cars, trucks and SUVs sold to be electric or hydrogen-fueled by 2036, and 100 percent by 2035.
Electric vehicles are more expensive than gasoline-powered vehicles, and their batteries lose range in Minnesota's cold winters. And these vehicles will be charged higher electricity prices.
Mandating electric vehicles would cause pain for Minnesotans but help the Chinese, who produce batteries and parts for electric vehicles and control most critical minerals.
But Waltz has a long history of visiting China. According to Minnesota first lady Gwen Walz, “he took students there almost every summer starting in 2003,” and honeymooned there in 1994.
clogged pipes
Walz's electric car rules will help America's rival China, but he doesn't want to help America's friend Canada.
In 2019 and 2020, Walz blocked the construction of Enbridge’s Pipeline 3, It replaces an old pipeline and carries oil from Canada to the United States for refining — although the project has twice been approved by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission.
Despite Walz's objections, the pipeline opened in 2021.
Enbridge Line 3 creates American jobs in pipeline construction and refining oil, turning it into products such as gasoline, diesel and heating oil.
The choices our elected representatives make will determine how much people pay for gas and electricity; what types of new and used cars will be in dealer showrooms, and at what prices.
Food prices rise as energy and transport prices rise Because food requires energy and fertilizer to grow and store, it also requires transportation to get to the supermarket.
Our representatives also determine how much influence Beijing will exert over U.S. supply chains and whether jobs will flow to the United States or China.
Congress passes major energy bill, However, the president has final authority when deciding to pay for electricity and transportation, based on regulations set by each agency.
Tim Walz and Kamala Harris are kindred spirits. They care more about climate change than inflation, and prefer rights to solar panels and wind turbines to American jobs. Is this really what Americans want?
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