Mainstream Media Reports Cite ‘Nonpartisan’ Research Firm to Trash Trump’s Repeal of Green Energy Subsidies. Its Leader Helped Biden Write Those Subsidies Into Law.

Energy Innovation CEO Sonia Aggarwal, a former Biden climate adviser, goes unmentioned in coverage of her firm's study

In other words, Energy Innovation didn’t properly analyze the impacts greater wind and solar reliance have on consumers, Stein told the Washington Free Beacon. “They make the grid harder to operate, they make the grid more unreliable, and they make the grid more expensive,” he said.

Competitive Enterprise Institute senior fellow Ben Lieberman echoed that assessment. “The best way to ensure low energy prices is to have market competition with minimal government interference, and the OBBBA takes several steps in that direction,” he said.

Energy Innovation did not return a request for comment.

Aggarwal rose to the role of CEO at Energy Innovation in February 2023, when the firm’s fellow founder, Hal Harvey, began a transition into retirement. A veteran climate activist, Harvey is far from “nonpartisan”—he’s worked at the left-wing Hewlett Foundation and donated nearly $130,000 exclusively to Democrats since 2019. He also maintains an extensive network of left-wing climate organizations.

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