Trump promised to cut electric costs in half. Bills in energy-rich West Virginia now top mortgages

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

RAINELLE, W.Va. (AP) — Every month, Rebecca Michalski takes a deep breath before opening her electric bill. She lives on a fixed income, and heating her small house this winter has been staggering: Her February charge was $940.08 — more than her check.

It makes no sense. She turns the lights off during the day and only burns one lamp with an energy-efficient bulb in the living room at night, but she keeps falling further behind on payments. In desperation, she took out a loan after getting a cut-off notice during an extended arctic blast that kept the state’s heaters cranking when temperatures regularly dipped below zero.

“Every time you see that power bill, you’re just sick,” Michalski said, rifling through a stack of statements totaling thousands of dollars. “I already know before I open it. I just dread seeing how much.”

She’s taken to social media, demanding answers alongside thousands of other West Virginians who have been posting screenshots of their monthly charges. They are angry and perplexed over soaring utility costs that are surpassing rents and mortgages in one of the most energy-rich, yet poorest, corners of America, where some families have been forced to choose between paying for food or heat.

https://apnews.com/article/electricity-utility-bills-west-virginia-trump-coal-38ad648f99a42eb2c73d7affaddadbcb

[dalton99a]

1. Kick

In February, Gov. Patrick Morrisey proudly announced plans to build a data center on nearly 550 acres in Berkeley County.

“This $4 billion investment is a historic win that proves West Virginia can compete at the highest level for the global tech economy,” he said in a statement. It did not explain where the water or electricity would come from to run the 600 megawatt, 1.9 million square foot facility.

[Blues Heron]

2. Go woke or go broke. Keep voting for fat cat industry guys and the rich get richer

[FSogol]

3. Don't worry Rebecca, the people you keep voting for are making big bucks. They're not concerned about the prices.

You have to make changes for something to change.

[Lovie777]

5. When are you guys gonna realize that.............

"That the GQP dont' care"

[Johnny2X2X]

4. Start electing Democrats West Virgina

They're the only ones that actually have a plan to lower your energy bills. Because you keep electing Republicans, a few rich people are getting fat while you struggle to heat your homes.

I feel for this woman and people like her there, but they keep voting for more of the same, so what can you really do for them?

Dems are starting to get it, start making a case against the GOP by showing the conditions in the states they have the most control over. West Virginia is deep deep red and the GOP controls virtually everything, look at where that state ranks in virtually every quality of life metric, they are at or near the bottom. This is what Republicans do to states they take over, you have a few rich donors getting ungodly rich, and the rest of the people decide what meals to skip to stay warm in the Winter.

$900 Electric Bill? I cannot imagine.

[Johonny]

6. But they got no trans kids in sports

They wanted that more than they wanted food, shelter, and water. Congrats!

[Permanut]

7. No mention of who she voted for.

[sop]

8. "Let them eat cake" then, "Let them burn coal" now.

[drray23]

9. Keep voting gop you will enjoy those bills.

Also, since you are in West Virginia. Maybe you can find a few lumps of coal to heat your house with. After all Trump and his goons have declared that coal is great.