Energy Innovation: U.S. households to pay $6,500 more for energy by 2040

The nonpartisan think tank Energy Innovation projects U.S. households will pay an average of $6,500 more for energy cumulatively through 2040 due to federal rollbacks of clean energy and efficiency policies. In Oregon, Mississippi, South Dakota, Virginia and Wyoming, the extra cost reaches about $9,000.

• Average extra cost: $6,500 per household through 2040
• Five states face roughly $9,000 more per household
• Projected 37,000 premature deaths and $72 billion in health costs
• White House calls Energy Innovation partisan