Energy Secretary Chris Wright backed President Donald Trump’s assertion that the recent rise in electricity prices is attributable to increased reliance on wind and solar energy.

Wright told the Washington Examiner in an interview Friday that the president was “correct” in saying that states that have leaned heavily on renewable energy sources are seeing record energy price hikes.

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The secretary’s remarks came just days after Trump escalated his criticism of wind and solar, calling the green energy alternatives “THE SCAM OF THE CENTURY” i

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