Government regulations have been pushing hard for renewables like solar and wind to phase out gas, coal and oil in residential home electricity production
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_phase-out
Solar panels and electric cars are being subsidized by the government
https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/taxevb.shtml
Why? Two reasons;
1. The oligarchs are sick of demand for fossil fuels. They want EXCLUSIVE USE of all petrol, and we are being told this with high gas prices. Amazon alone owns fleet of over 75 (gas powered) cargo jets for shipping their products overseas.
https://qz.com/2076674/the-pandemic-has ... t-airline/
2. The oligarchs are sick of having citizens polluting the air with emissions, they want to impose a ceiling on how much pollution can be allotted, and they don’t want commoners taking up their share of polluting.