In just the first six months of 2026, Colorado families spent an additional $71 on electricity than they did in the first half of 2024
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper called out President Trump and MAGA Republicans for how their broken agenda has increased energy prices and fueled a cost-of-living emergency.
“President Trump’s costly war has sent gas prices climbing and diesel prices to record highs. But so far, Trump refuses to address this crisis. In fact, he’s making it worse,” said Hickenlooper. “Last summer, Trump and MAGA Republicans passed their disastrous budget bill and zeroed out a program that helped lower-income families and communities harness solar energy to lower their energy bills.”
“The administration fired all of the federal workers who ran a different program that helps 6 million low-income households heat and cool their homes, including about 85,800 households in Colorado. And they’ve canceled millions in federal contracts for clean energy projects – many of them already underway – and wasted taxpayer money in the process.
“Americans deserve relief, not higher costs. Our fight isn’t over. We won’t stop working to actually bring down costs and help Colorado families.”
Watch his full video HERE.
Before the war, the national average for diesel was $3.72 per gallon. This week, it’s over $6.50 per gallon, marking a nearly 75% increase. A farmer using 1,000 gallons of diesel during a harvest is paying roughly $2,800 more just to do the same work.
In total, Coloradans have spent an additional $2 billion on gas since the beginning of the war. Colorado families have spent an additional $80 on electricity in 2025 under President Trump than they did in 2024. And, in just the first six months of 2026, they spent $71 more on electricity than they did in the first half of 2024.
Hickenlooper has been vocal in his opposition to President Trump’s cost-of-living emergency fueled by the president’s war with Iran. Hickenlooper has introduced a War Powers Resolution to direct President Trump to terminate U.S. military hostilities against Iran and has voted repeatedly to end the president’s war.
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