Going fossil-fuel-free: Surprise expenses, reams of red tape, higher bills
After spending $41K to go all-electric, a California writer finds her utility bills doubled—proof that green dreams can come with a hefty, and ironic, price tag.
By Gary Abernathy
April 15, 2025
The cost of succumbing to radical climate change rhetoric was on full display in a recent Washington Post essay by California-based freelance writer, Katherine Ellison.
The title of her piece, “I made my home fossil-fuel-free. Why did my utility bills nearly double?” might lead readers to conclude that an eye-opening real-world experience had illuminated the writer to the folly of modern “green” doctrine.
But despite setback after setback, Ellison maintains her unshakeable belief that someday, somehow, the climate orthodoxy to which she and others stubbornly adhere will be proven worthy of their blind faith. For now, there’s disillusionment and sticker shock.
In her frank essay, Ellison explains that last December, she and her husband converted their Northern California home from gas to electric.
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