Better than anyone · First term · № 40
'I know everything about energy'
“I know everything about energy. I know so much about energy.”
- Said
- , Rally in Old Forge, Pennsylvania
- Subject
- energy
- Topic
- Energy & environment
- Era
- First term
What the record showed
In the same speech he argued that 'our new forms of alternative energy just aren't powerful enough' and blamed California blackouts on renewables. Industry data cited by Euronews in July 2025 showed global wind power was 53 percent cheaper than the lowest-cost fossil-fuel alternative, with onshore wind costs down 56 percent since 2010, and wind supplied 28 percent of Germany's electricity in 2024. CBS News reported in October 2020 that building new wind or solar was cheaper than keeping an existing coal plant running.