Voters Send Clear Message on Energy Affordability, Signaling Momentum for Clean Energy Leadership Across the Country

Energy affordability played a critical role in the United States’ midterm elections, emerging as a defining issue among voters. As energy demand continues to grow, largely due to data centers, voters are looking toward leadership for policies and solutions that quickly lower energy costs, strengthen the energy grid, and deliver reliable, affordable power. With new leadership elected across the country on November 3, the results signal an opportunity to accelerate the transition to a 100% clean energy future powered by the sun. 

Vote Solar’s Chief Programs Officer, Sean Garren DeKrey, issued the following statement: 

“Americans made their priorities clear this election: they called for affordable energy bills, reliable power, and leaders who will put communities ahead of corporate interests. Many candidates won on a platform highlighting how investing in local solar is a critical part of the solution that can help lower energy costs, meet growing energy needs, strengthen local economies, and protect our environment. 

“Newly elected leadership must prioritize affordable, local solar and ensure that families and communities are not left paying the price for large utility profits or growing corporate energy needs. This election creates an opportunity for new leadership to move beyond the failed energy policies of the past and deliver the affordable, reliable energy families deserve. Vote Solar looks forward to working with leaders across the country to make that future a reality.”