{"id":15517,"date":"2017-05-18T14:43:45","date_gmt":"2017-05-18T18:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/?p=15517"},"modified":"2017-05-18T14:46:53","modified_gmt":"2017-05-18T18:46:53","slug":"purchasing-power-over-politics-american-consumers-buy-more-clean-energy-and-electric-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2017\/05\/18\/purchasing-power-over-politics-american-consumers-buy-more-clean-energy-and-electric-vehicles\/","title":{"rendered":"Purchasing power over politics: American consumers buy more clean energy and electric vehicles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-15519\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2017\/05\/ElectricCarPlugIn_JohnRae_RF-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2017\/05\/ElectricCarPlugIn_JohnRae_RF-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2017\/05\/ElectricCarPlugIn_JohnRae_RF-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2017\/05\/ElectricCarPlugIn_JohnRae_RF-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2017\/05\/ElectricCarPlugIn_JohnRae_RF.jpg 1382w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Americans are switching to cleaner cars and electricity. In addition to being smart purchases, these clean energy choices could be a political statement. Consumers are choosing to use their hard-earned dollars to show what they want: clean energy, a clean economy, and government policies that reflect their values.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, electric-car company Tesla was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2017\/04\/10\/tesla-passes-general-motors-to-become-the-most-valuable-us-automaker.html\">valued<\/a> higher than General Motors, making it the most valuable U.S. carmaker based on market capitalization. Despite low gas prices, U.S. sales of plug-in electric vehicles increased by <a href=\"http:\/\/insideevs.com\/january-2017-plug-in-electric-vehicle-sales-report-card\/\">70 percent<\/a> in January from the same month in 2016. The Chevrolet Volt alone saw an 84 percent increase during the same time.<\/p>\n<p>The increase in electric car sales isn\u2019t surprising in light of <a href=\"http:\/\/ijoc.org\/index.php\/ijoc\/article\/viewFile\/4702\/1798\"><em>The Consumer as Climate Activist<\/em><\/a>, a scientific article published by researchers from Yale University, George Mason University, and the University of Texas. They found that Americans are more likely to engage in consumer activism than political activism to combat climate change. And consumer activism for clean energy is on the rise.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>According to Dallas-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clearviewenergy.com\/\">Clearview Energy<\/a>, which provides customers with electricity generated by water, solar, wind, and geothermal power, their web sales have increased by 500 percent since the presidential election in November.<\/p>\n<p>[Tweet &#8220;Purchasing power over politics: American consumers buy more clean energy and electric cars&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Clearview CEO Frank McGovern says, \u201cEvery time Trump threatens to dismantle the EPA, our green energy plan sales skyrocket.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>These trends suggest that Americans could be fighting back with their purchasing power against the Trump administration\u2019s assault on clean energy, which has been far-reaching since his inauguration in January:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Newly-minted Secretary of Energy Rick Perry <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/politics\/articles\/2017-04-15\/electric-grid-study-ordered-by-u-s-energy-chief-to-boost-coal\">recently ordered<\/a> the Energy Department to study whether requiring coal plants to reduce their pollution while incentivizing cleaner energy sources is responsible for coal\u2019s irreversible decline. The results of a study based on this premise are primed for use as propaganda to prop up the uneconomic coal industry, because government data <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/news\/opinion\/oped\/bs-ed-efficient-energy-20170509-story.html\">clearly shows<\/a> low natural gas prices, declining electricity demand, and plummeting costs for renewables are the reasons for coal\u2019s demise.<\/li>\n<li>Trump\u2019s 2018 budget proposal, released in March, aimed to significantly <a href=\"http:\/\/www.climatecentral.org\/news\/trump-budget-eviscerates-energy-programs-21252\">defund<\/a> a number of federal clean energy programs and energy efficiency efforts (including the broadly-supported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edf.org\/blog\/2017\/03\/08\/trump-wants-cut-energy-star-program-and-it-billions-consumer-savings\">Energy Star<\/a> program). While Congress recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/speaking-of-science\/wp\/2017\/05\/01\/science-funding-spared-under-congressional-budget-deal-but-more-battles-ahead\/?utm_term=.f5b814534efe\">reached a budget deal<\/a> to fund these critical programs through fiscal year 2017, September (when the 2018 budget must be voted on) is now the new showdown date for the future of federally-funded clean energy programs.<\/li>\n<li>Trump said he would <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thetwo-way\/2017\/03\/15\/519037545\/epa-reopens-u-s-rules-setting-vehicle-efficiency-standards-for-2025\">review<\/a> car fuel-efficiency protections that require the industry to deliver a fleet average of at least 54.5 mpg by 2025. California Gov. Jerry Brown called the President\u2019s move toward potentially axing clean cars an \u201cunconscionable gift for polluters.\u201d California and New York plan to challenge the action with a lawsuit against the EPA.<\/li>\n<li>EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has publicly <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2017\/03\/09\/epa-chief-scott-pruitt.html\">questioned<\/a> whether carbon dioxide is a primary contributor to climate change.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As consumers, we can use our purchases to change the way power is made and change the powers that be. So let\u2019s be smart, let\u2019s be strategic, and let\u2019s fight the good fight. You have choices as a consumer \u2013 whether you\u2019re buying your next car, choosing your electricity provider, installing solar on your home roof, or replacing a home appliance. Make a statement and choose to buy clean.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo credit: John Rae<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Americans are switching to cleaner cars and electricity. In addition to being smart purchases, these clean energy choices could be a political statement. Consumers are choosing to use their hard-earned dollars to show what they want: clean energy, a clean economy, and government policies that reflect their values. 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