Power the Future

Washington, D.C. —  Today, Power The Future applauded President Trump's new Ratepayer Protection Pledge (RPP) which is an agreement with leading American AI and technology companies to ensure the massive energy demand from new data centers does not drive up electricity bills for families. Under the pledge, companies building or expanding data centers will secure the power required for their operations and pay the full cost of generation and grid infrastructure needed to support them. This partnership will help ensure expenses are not passed on to residential ratepayers while strengthening the grid and supporting long-term affordability. 

Washington, D.C. — California Governor Gavin Newsom today tried to blame President Donald Trump for gas prices in his state, attributing the increases to strikes on Iran. Yet, Newsom's comments come less than a year after he increased the state gas tax where families now pay a nation-leading 70 cents per gallon in taxes alone.

"Governor Newsom pointing fingers at President Trump for California's gas woes is rich, considering he's the guy whose green crusade has turned the Golden State into a refinery graveyard," said Daniel Turner, Founder and Executive Director of Power The Future. "While he's busy closing facilities and forcing families to foot the bill for bizarre Bahamas oil detours, prices are skyrocketing on his watch. It's time for Newsom to drop the partisan spin and own his failed policies that are squeezing every last cent from hardworking Californians."

Washington, D.C. — Following American airstrikes targeting the regime in Iran, Power The Future Founder and Executive Director Daniel Turner issued the following statement:

"Iran's regime relies on illegal oil revenues to fund its military ambitions and terrorist operations around the world, which underscores the importance of American energy dominance achieved under the policies of the Trump Administration. American families are better shielded from potential disruptions to global oil markets because of our record domestic oil and natural gas production. Our energy workers continue to provide the buffer against the actions of evil regimes like Iran's, and against the worst impacts of geopolitical instability."

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Washington, D.C. — As President Donald Trump prepares to address the nation tonight, the State of the Union for American energy is strong. In the past year, the United States reached record oil production levels, lowered gas prices, and rolled back strangling regulations. 

"We are better off economically, stronger in our national security, and less dependent on our adversaries — and all it took was a new president," said Daniel Turner, Founder and Executive Director for Power The Future."Just over one year ago, American energy was shackled by radical regulations, hostile bureaucrats, and an administration determined to appease climate activists instead of working families. In contrast, President Trump has unleashed record production, restored regulatory sanity, and reasserted American energy leadership on the world stage. Energy dominance isn't just a slogan: it's policy, production, and prosperity."

Announcement Takes Place Exactly Two Weeks After PTF's Letter Raising Questions About the Program

Washington, D.C. — Power The Future applauds the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for revamping Joe Biden's failed electric school bus program. In an announcement today, the EPA said it wants to hear from the public on the best way forward for the program to ensure it delivers safe, affordable, and reliable transportation to the nation's schoolchildren. During an audit, inspectors found the Biden EPA "did not monitor bus deployment status and recipient use of over $836 million of 2022 Clean School Bus" program.  EPA's decision arrives exactly two weeks after Power The Future sent a letter requesting a deeper look at the electric bus program.

Washington, D.C. — According to a report in the New York Post, Gavin Newsom's California is shipping oil from the Bahamas using a regulatory loophole after years of aggressive green mandates helped shutter in-state refinery capacity. The report notes that more than 40 percent of the gasoline imported into California last November was routed through the Caribbean. This forces shipments to travel thousands of miles before being sold to consumers in a state that already suffers from the highest gasoline prices in the nation.

Washington, D.C. — Power The Future applauded reports that the Trump Administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will rescind the Obama-era endangerment finding, a sweeping rule that served as the legal foundation for more than $1 trillion in costly climate regulations. 

"President Trump was elected to put families first, and by ending this disastrous rule that drives up prices and punishes American consumers, he's making good on this promise – this is truly a generational game changer," said Daniel Turner, Founder and Executive Director for Power The Future. "For more than a decade, the extreme eco-left relied on the endangerment finding as the artillery in their ceaseless war on American energy; today marks a major win for the good guys. In the coming years, America is going to need more power to fuel growth, rebuild manufacturing, and win the battle for artificial intelligence. The Trump Administration's bold decision clears the way for the power plants and energy production our country needs to compete and win in the 21st century."

Washington, D.C. — Today, Power The Future is formally requesting the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Inspector General (OIG) launch an immediate audit into federal spending on electric transit and school bus programs after multiple taxpayer-funded buses failed during routine winter conditions. As reported today exclusively by Fox News, during Winter Storm Fern five electric transit buses in Vermont were taken out of service because they could not reliably operate or charge in cold temperatures. The buses reportedly cost nearly $8 million, with more than 95 percent of the purchase coming from federal funding. Similar breakdowns and deployment failures have surfaced nationwide in electric school buses.

"Spending taxpayer dollars on buses in Vermont that can't be used in the cold is like buying a fire truck that can't get wet: expensive, useless, and reeking of either fraud or incompetence," said Daniel Turner, Founder and Executive Director for Power The Future. "Minnesota's daycare fraud proves what happens when Washington hands out checks with no accountability, and failing electric buses look like the same playbook. If these vehicles can't handle a normal American winter, then this program isn't just wasteful - it's a failure."