Ep. 132 Maine's Energy Crisis with Matt Jacobson

Maine families are getting crushed by some of the highest electricity rates in America — 80% above the national average and still climbing. In this hard-hitting episode, host Chuck Ellis sits down with energy expert and former Maine gubernatorial candidate Matt Jacobson to pull back the curtain on why this is happening and who’s really to blame.Matt breaks down in plain language:Why wind and solar are driving costs THROUGH THE ROOF while delivering almost nothing on the coldest, snowiest days How Maine is forced to buy expensive foreign LNG from places like Venezuela and Trinidad while sitting just 350 miles from the cheapest natural gas fields on earth The hidden subsidies and mandates that show up on YOUR bill (not as taxes) so politicians can dodge accountability How Maine has deliberately de-industrialized — from 23 paper mills down to 3 — and what that’s doing to jobs and property taxes Why heat pumps, EVs, and offshore wind are making an already fragile grid even more unstable Real-world proof: the day a single cloud knocked out power to Spain and Portugal for 38 hours…and why Maine is heading for the same fate Practical, no-BS solutions: stop subsidizing unreliables, open access to abundant natural gas, storage facilities, small modular nuclear, and moreIf you’re tired of being told “just install another heat pump” while your bill doubles, this is the episode that finally tells the truth the mainstream media and Augusta won’t touch. Essential listening before the 2026 elections.#MainePolitics #EnergyCrisis #AffordableEnergy #NaturalGas #Nuclear #Maine