Across the country, households are struggling to pay for mounting energy costs. From state to state, the costs of everything from mitigating wildfires to integrating new data centers loads are driving up utility bills. States now face an urgent need to address energy costs—and to do so in a lasting way that ensures long-term bill savings and continues to accelerate the transition to a clean energy future.

We wrote Affording Our Energy Future: Pathways for Action to support our partner organizations, state and local policymakers, and communities across the country as they navigate these challenges. This report outlines some of the underlying causes of unaffordable energy bills and lays out a framework of policy solutions—including household protections, decarbonization investments, and utility reform measures—that can help states find a path to an enduring, equitable, and affordable clean energy future.

Visit our campaign website to learn more about our States Lead The Way initiative