Energy Scorecard true 0% 78 Checks mostly-true 0% 112 Checks Half True 0% 143 Checks mostly-false 0% 134 Checks false 0% 181 Checks Pants on Fire 0% 46 Checks For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact All Fact-checks for Energy stated on January 20, 2026 in an op-ed: “New Yorkers pay 49% more than the national average for electricity.” February 13, 2026 stated on September 5, 2025 in a post on X: “Wind and solar energy infrastructure is essentially worthless when it is dark outside, and when the wind is not blowing.” September 9, 2025 Donald Trump stated on August 26, 2025 in a Cabinet meeting: “Groceries are down. Energy is way down. ... Was $4 and $5 for a gallon of gas.” September 5, 2025 Donald Trump stated on July 8, 2025 in a Cabinet meeting: China doesn’t “have a lot of wind farms. … Very, very few.” July 10, 2025 stated on May 25, 2025 in an X post: “U.S. retail gasoline prices heading into Memorial Day weekend: 20 year low.” May 28, 2025 Donald Trump stated on April 22, 2025 in remarks at the White House: “We had a couple of states where gasoline was at $1.98 a gallon.” April 24, 2025 Facebook posts stated on March 9, 2025 in a Facebook post: Video shows “Stacey Abrams admits the $2 billion Joe Biden’s EPA gave her was used to buy votes of people in Georgia by purchasing them new appliances.” By Loreben Tuquero • March 14, 2025 Donald Trump stated on March 4, 2025 in an address to a joint session of Congress: The Trump administration identified $1.9 billion in federal dollars going to a “decarbonization of homes” group Stacey Abrams “headed up.” March 5, 2025 Facebook posts stated on February 18, 2025 in a post on Facebook: Former President Joe Biden “fired” 14,000 Keystone XL pipeline workers “on day one” of his administration. February 26, 2025 Donald Trump stated on October 6, 2024 in Rally: “With your Democrat governor, you have some of the highest electricity prices and highest energy costs. It’s just about at the top in Wisconsin.” By Madeline Heim • November 26, 2024 Facebook posts stated on November 16, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Elon Musk: 'I Am Releasing Tesla's $7,000 NEW Car That Runs On PURE Solar Power!’” By Maria Briceño • November 19, 2024 Facebook posts stated on November 14, 2024 in a Facebook post: Elon Musk has invented a small gadget to slash energy bills. November 15, 2024 X posts stated on November 5, 2024 in a post: Pacific Gas & Electric Co. deliberately shut off power “on Republican voters” in California on Election Day. By Grace Abels • November 6, 2024 Climate Power stated on October 18, 2024 in Organization email: Says Eric Hovde “claims anyone who believes in transitioning to a clean energy economy is ‘smoking crack cocaine.’” By Madeline Heim • October 30, 2024 Dave McCormick stated on August 8, 2024 in an X post: “Bob Casey and Kamala Harris want to BAN fracking.” By Caleb McCullough • August 16, 2024 Kamala Harris stated on July 18, 2024 in a speech in North Carolina: “Today, America has record energy production and we are energy independent.” By Louis Jacobson • July 26, 2024 Doug Burgum stated on May 25, 2024 in a speech at the North Carolina Republican Party convention: Donald Trump “shut down” Nord Stream 2 pipeline, Joe Biden approved it, then Biden shut down U.S. liquified natural gas export capacity. By Paul Specht • June 17, 2024 Jared Polis stated on May 15, 2024 in an X post: Tariffs are a “direct, regressive tax on Americans” and President Joe Biden’s new tariffs on Chinese goods will “hit every family.” By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • May 17, 2024 American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers stated on April 2, 2024 in TV ad: "EPA regulators just banned most new gas-powered cars." By Sophia Voight • May 1, 2024 Americans for Prosperity stated on December 4, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter: “Wisconsin utilities have charged ratepayers more than $1.9 billion of increases since 2019.” By Laura Schulte • December 29, 2023 Load More Latest Articles Verificamos lo que dijo Trump sobre la inversión de empresas petroleras de EEUU en Venezuela • January 7, 2026 Fact-checking Donald Trump on promised U.S. oil company investment in Venezuela • January 5, 2026 Fact-checking Donald Trump following U.S. attacks on Venezuela and capture of Nicolás Maduro • January 3, 2026 Fact-check: Trump misleads about ending 7 wars, US economy, renewable energy in UN speech • September 23, 2025 ¿Qué dijo Trump en su discurso ante la ONU? 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Historic climate investments put US on track toward net-zero emissions | August 12, 2022 Latest promises about Energy
Donald Trump Approve liquefied natural gas terminals Trump lifts Biden-era pause on future liquefied natural gas exports | January 23, 2025
Donald Trump End offshore wind energy development Trump signs executive order targeting wind energy | January 23, 2025
Joe Biden Rejoin Iran nuclear deal Biden administration unable to put Iran nuclear deal back together | November 25, 2024
Joe Biden Create 1 million auto industry jobs Auto industry jobs expand under Joe Biden, but not by 1 million | December 2, 2024
Joe Biden Block new fracking on federal lands, but not ban all fracking Joe Biden breaks promise to ban new fracking on federal lands | April 22, 2022
Joe Biden Give disadvantaged communities 40% of spending benefits related to clean energy Independent assessments show mixed results from environmental justice push | December 17, 2024
Joe Biden Rejoin the Paris climate agreement U.S. formally rejoins Paris Climate Agreement | May 21, 2021
Joe Biden Establish new fuel economy standards EPA tightens fuel efficiency rules for cars and light trucks | January 11, 2022
Joe Biden Put US on a course to net-zero emissions by 2050. Historic climate investments put US on track toward net-zero emissions | August 12, 2022