Ledger · 2024 campaign · № 209
Cut energy and electricity prices in half within 12 months
Broken“We will be slashing energy and electricity prices by half within 12 months.”
- Promised
- , Campaign rally, Asheville, North Carolina (repeated in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Aug. 17, 2024: 'We're going to get your energy prices down by 50%')
- Stated deadline
- “within 12 months” → August 14, 2025
- Overdue by
- 1 year, 1 month as of September 22, 2026
- Re-promised
- 12 times with a fresh deadline
- Topic
- Economy & prices
- Era
- 2024 campaign
What happened
PolitiFact rated this Promise Broken on Jan. 20, 2026: gasoline fell modestly in year one but electricity and natural gas prices rose. A Guardian analysis found average household electricity bills up 6.7% in 2025, about $116 more per household, and PolitiFact's one-year check found electricity almost 7% higher year over year. Protect Borrowers reported utility costs up 35% overall with 14 million Americans severely behind on utility debt.