去年特朗普总统再次就职时，能源行业受到的打击迅速而持续。通过立法和行政命令，本届政府使联邦机构陷入瘫痪，危及清洁能源和制造业140亿美元的投资，关税政策造成混乱，并打击了能源纾困项目。
When President Trump retook office last year, the damage to the energy sector was immediate and relentless. Between legislation and executive orders, the administration has crippled federal agencies, jeopardized $14 billion in investments for clean energy and manufacturing, created chaos with tariffs and attacked energy relief programs.
我们所在的组织——Third Way——设有一个气候与能源项目，一直在联邦层面进行抗争。但我们也在召集各州州长办公室和州机构开会。越来越多州正在成为负责任、具有前瞻性的能源政策的试验场——即使联邦政府选择退缩。
Our organization — Third Way — has a climate and energy program that has fought back at the federal level. But we’ve also been convening governors’ offices and state agencies. Because more and more, states are proving grounds for responsible, forward-thinking energy policy — even when the federal government pulls back.
需求十分紧迫。今年，四分之三的美国人报告称their家庭能源成本有所上升。总统对伊朗发动战争六个月来，汽油和柴油价格多次创下历史新高，而且看不到任何缓解迹象。
The need is urgent. This year, three-quarters of Americans have reported that their home energy costs have increased. Six months into the president’s war with Iran, gas and diesel prices have repeatedly hit record highs with no relief in sight.
作为回应，特朗普完全无视了可负担性问题。但全国各地那些努力维持电力价格可负担的州，却不得不应对数据中心带来的需求激增，同时将创新解决方案推向市场，并建设更多发电和输电能力。
In response, Trump has dismissed affordability concerns entirely. But states across the country that are trying to keep electricity affordable contend with rising demand from data centers, bringing innovative solutions to market and building more generation and transmission capacity.
各州正在把“缴费者保护”的空洞承诺转化为真正有效的政策，让数据中心为其造成的能源成本承担责任。亚利桑那州、科罗拉多州、密歇根州、新泽西州、北卡罗来纳州、宾夕法尼亚州和弗吉尼亚州正在制定或已经实施能源定价规则，让大型用电户承担责任，并确保居民用户不会替其承担成本补贴。
States are transforming hollow promises for “ratepayer protection” into real policies that hold data centers accountable for the energy costs they impose. Arizona, Colorado, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia are designing or have already implemented energy pricing rules to hold large power users accountable and ensure that residential customers are not subsidizing their costs.
在宾夕法尼亚州，乔什·沙皮罗（Josh Shapiro）州长（民主党）甚至介入以阻止电价上涨，同时推动更广泛的改革。马萨诸塞州莫拉·希利（Maura Healey）州长（民主党）、亚利桑那州凯蒂·霍布斯（Katie Hobbs）州长（民主党）、北卡罗来纳州乔什·斯坦（Josh Stein）州长（民主党）以及缅因州珍妮特·米尔斯（Janet Mills）州长（民主党）已成立专家工作组，以解决公用事业公司的问责问题，消除能源投资的繁文缛节，并制定策略以防止数据中心将成本转嫁给电力用户。
In Pennsylvania, Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) has even stepped in to stop rate increases while pushing for broader reforms. Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey (D), Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D), North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein (D) and Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) have created expert task forces to tackle utility accountability, remove red tape for energy investment and develop strategies to prevent data centers from shifting costs onto ratepayers.
良好的治理和简化的项目审批流程对于缓解能源成本危机至关重要。然而，当这些州利用现有工具克服既有障碍时，它们也在支持创新的解决方案和技术，以达成目标。
Good governance and improved project permitting are essential to easing the energy cost crisis. But as these states work through existing obstacles with the tools at hand, they’re also supporting innovative solutions and technologies to get the job done.
我们听到了许多创新倡导者、投资者和企业的声音。他们渴望填补联邦政府退却留下的空白，尤其是在应对各州州长办公室和州立法机构所面临的挑战时。他们专注于扩大对面向未来的能源行业的投资，并创造就业机会。
We’ve heard from many innovation champions, investors and businesses. They are eager to fill the vacuum left by the federal government’s retreat, especially when it addresses challenges faced by their governors’ offices and state legislatures. They are focused on expanding investment and creating jobs in future-focused energy industries.
以北卡罗来纳州在增强岩石风化方面的努力为例，这是一种新兴但前景广阔的农业实践，既能提高作物产量，又能从大气中去除二氧化碳。最近，第三方式（Third Way）召集了州机构、斯坦州长办公室、采矿业、农业企业、气候非政府组织以及大学的代表，讨论增强岩石风化如何惠及当地企业和农民。北卡罗来纳州可以为其他试图调动当地利益相关者并吸引创新者的州提供范例。
Take North Carolina’s work on enhanced rock weathering, a nascent but promising agricultural practice that can boost crop yields and remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Recently, Third Way convened representatives from state agencies, Stein’s office, the mining sector, agribusiness, climate nongovernmental organizations and universities to discuss how enhanced rock weathering can benefit local businesses and farmers. North Carolina can serve as an example for other states trying to both engage local stakeholders and attract innovators.
在过去的能源危机中，各州都曾采取积极措施应对挑战。例如，马萨诸塞州清洁能源中心（Massachusetts Clean Energy Center）和纽约州能源研究与发展局（New York State Energy Research and Development Authority）就是在20世纪70年代的石油危机背景下成立的。如今，我们面临着全球性的冲突、急剧上升的能源需求、日益不可靠的基础设施，以及联邦政府反应迟缓的问题。在这种情况下，各州正在积极行动，努力维持自身的能源经济稳定。
States have stepped up during energy crises before. The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, for instance, were created in response to the oil shocks of the 1970s. Today, we’re facing global conflict, skyrocketing energy demand, increasingly unreliable infrastructure and a slipshod federal response. States are rising to the moment and keeping their energy economies humming.
这些州拥有丰富的专业人才和资源，能够优先考虑本地化的解决方案，并积极推动区域间的合作。我们看到他们召集了公用事业公司代表、项目开发商、劳工组织、环保非政府组织以及州政府官员，共同制定出切实可行且具有长期效力的政策。
They have a deep bench of expertise and talent, can prioritize local solutions and want regional cooperation. We’ve seen them convene utility representatives, project developers, labor groups, environmental nongovernmental organizations and state government officials to produce pragmatic and durable policies.
美国民众无法等待国会立法或总统行动的出台（这些过程可能需要数年时间）；像“Third Way”这样的倡导组织也同样不应坐等。我们应该与各州携手合作，共同完善政策理念，推动更具影响力的政策得以实施。除了抵制特朗普政府的错误决策并倡导必要的政策外，这样的努力还能为全国各地的选民带来实际的好处。
Americans cannot wait for congressional legislation or presidential action that may take years. Advocacy organizations like Third Way shouldn’t wait either. We should work with states to sharpen each other’s ideas and elevate impactful policies. Alongside combatting the Trump administration’s worst instincts and advocating for necessary policies, this effort can deliver for voters everywhere.
乔纳森·莱恩（Jonathan Lane）担任“Third Way”组织的创新部门副主任；弗朗西斯卡·谢（Francesca Hsie）负责该组织的电力政策相关工作；尼古拉斯·尹（Nicholas Yoon）则担任该组织的创新政策顾问。
Jonathan Lane is the deputy director for Innovation, Francesca Hsie is deputy director for Electricity Third Way and Nicholas Yoon is a policy advisor for Innovation at Third Way.