It's a classic election-year energy showdown: fossil fuels vs. renewables, deregulation vs. green mandates, immediate relief vs. long-term sustainability. We'll see if New Yorkers buy the fracking comeback pitch.
New York's energy bills run 50% higher than the national average. Blakeman's betting voters care more about cheaper electricity now than climate goals later. Hochul's blocked drilling, killed pipeline expansions, and is pushing all-electric mandates.
His energy vision is a total 180 from Gov. Hochul's green push. Blakeman wants to restart fracking, expand pipelines, and flood the market with domestic natural gas. Basic supply-and-demand economics, he argues — more drilling = lower prices.
Reality check on the math: Long Island customers actually see 45% go to supply, 51% to delivery (which includes some green program fees), and just 6% to taxes. So his "70% is taxes and fees" claim is... generous.
The Nassau County exec told Pod Force One that only 30% of your bill actually pays for energy. The rest? Taxes, delivery fees, and "green energy scam" costs he says he'll eliminate by controlling regulatory authorities.
New York GOP nominee Bruce Blakeman just promised to cut your electric bill in half on day one as governor — by gutting green mandates, slashing delivery costs, and bringing back fracking to tap what he claims is a Saudi Arabia-sized natural gas reserve sitting under New York.
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It's a classic election-year energy showdown: fossil fuels vs. renewables, deregulation vs. green mandates, immediate relief vs. long-term sustainability. We'll see if New Yorkers buy the fracking comeback pitch.
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New York's energy bills run 50% higher than the national average. Blakeman's betting voters care more about cheaper electricity now than climate goals later. Hochul's blocked drilling, killed pipeline expansions, and is pushing all-electric mandates.
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His energy vision is a total 180 from Gov. Hochul's green push. Blakeman wants to restart fracking, expand pipelines, and flood the market with domestic natural gas. Basic supply-and-demand economics, he argues — more drilling = lower prices.
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Reality check on the math: Long Island customers actually see 45% go to supply, 51% to delivery (which includes some green program fees), and just 6% to taxes. So his "70% is taxes and fees" claim is... generous.
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The Nassau County exec told Pod Force One that only 30% of your bill actually pays for energy. The rest? Taxes, delivery fees, and "green energy scam" costs he says he'll eliminate by controlling regulatory authorities.
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New York GOP nominee Bruce Blakeman just promised to cut your electric bill in half on day one as governor — by gutting green mandates, slashing delivery costs, and bringing back fracking to tap what he claims is a Saudi Arabia-sized natural gas reserve sitting under New York.