Capitol Hill

Anyone wondering what role rising utility bills will play in the midterms should look no further than New Jersey, where voters will choose their next governor in just 10 weeks.

Every member of Congress who voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill should spend now until November 2026 answering for the fact that they voted to raise Americans’ electric bills to pay for tax cuts for millionaires.

When some in Congress tried to quietly auction off half a million acres of public land to fund tax breaks, a bipartisan group of lawmakers stood firm—and one lawmaker stood out as a leading voice in killing the deal and keeping those lands in public hands.

He’s about to be in a position to help shape the communications and policy strategy on climate and clean energy for years to come. That’s very good news.

To prevent another successful attack on the the industry like the One Big Beautiful Bill—and to build the case for swift policy action in the next Congress and administration—clean energy can take action now to build political power.

With the GOP’s megabill now law—gutting key clean energy provisions from the Inflation Reduction Act—we turned to Pete Maysmith, newly named president of the League of Conservation Voters (LCV), to talk about his first few months on the job, and how LCV is preparing for the midterms.

“Framing the issue around utility rates makes the consequences of the tax bill’s energy provisions real and immediate," said Moyer. “It ties rising utility bills directly to the votes of vulnerable Republicans and gives voters a clear picture of who’s to blame every time they open their bill between now and November 2026.”

Chris Moyer, founder and president of Echo Communications Advisors, was quoted in E&E News in a story on efforts to hold members of Congress accountable for voting to dismantle IRA tax credits.

Chris Moyer, founder and president of Echo Communications Advisors, was interviewed by Fabien Cros on the Pricing for the Planet podcast.

“The larger issue is the extreme careening of federal policy in the United States,” said Chris Moyer, the founder of Echo Communications and a former Democratic staffer on Capitol Hill who now advises clean energy companies. “There’s no consideration of the business cycle. It’s all about the political cycle.”