# Three States Where the Midterms Could Unleash a New Era for Clean Energy

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/three-states-where-the-midterms-could-unleash-a-new-era-for-clean-energy/
- Published: 2026-11-07T12:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T13:48:43+00:00
- Original publisher: Mother Jones (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/11/states-midterms-results-clean-energy-climate-reforms/
- Topics: Climate, Elections, Government, Politics, Science

## Key points

- Democrats gained new state trifectas in Arizona, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
- Advocates see scope for stronger clean energy laws.
- Wisconsin could consider a 100 per cent clean electricity target.

## Summary

Democrats won control of both legislative chambers and the governor’s office in Arizona, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, giving them unified power in three states that have lagged on clean energy policy. The results could widen climate action beyond traditionally liberal states, although the article presents new laws as possibilities rather than guaranteed outcomes.

Climate advocates see room for measures such as requiring utilities to plan for future power needs, making data centres use clean electricity and setting a 100 per cent clean power target in Wisconsin. The state currently has no updated renewable electricity target and relies more on coal than its Upper Midwest neighbours. Democrats also regained unified control in Minnesota, Michigan and Nevada; together, the six states’ emissions would rival those of Canada or Saudi Arabia if they formed a country.

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