Gabriella Hoffman

By Gabriella Hoffman InsideSources.com For decades, some states have aggressively prioritized green energy mandates over reliability and affordability.

For decades, some states have aggressively prioritized green energy mandates over reliability and affordability. Today, many are grappling with energy crises that are entirely self-inflicted.

Gabriella Hoffman | Jul 28, 2026 The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com.

President Donald Trump this month launched into a primetime TV diatribe.

While legislators blame the Trump administration, data centers and energy producers for rising energy costs, the data show blame falls squarely on state-level clean energy mandates.

A controversial ballot measure that would have criminalized activities like hunting, fishing, ranching, and farming failed to garner enough signatures to appear on the ballot this fall.

California's energy crisis is entirely self-inflicted and the result of bad policymaking. Therefore, Sacramento should ditch net-zero policies and embrace abundance.

California’s energy crisis is entirely self-inflicted and the result of bad policymaking. Therefore, Sacramento should ditch net-zero policies and embrace abundance.

My home state, California, was once an energy-dominant state. But its embrace of radical climate policies has invited dependence on dirtier foreign energy and created an affordability crisis for its residents.

Dear Secretary Mullin, Secretary Hegseth, Secretary Wright, and Secretary Rollins: