Aaron Flint, the Republican nominee for Montana's 1st Congressional District, defends the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which ends tax credits for new wind and solar power and, Energy Innovation projects, will raise what Montana households spend on energy. The same law ended federal credits that helped homeowners pay for rooftop solar, heat pumps and insulation at the end of 2025.
Flint also praised the February 2026 repeal of federal greenhouse gas standards for cars and trucks, and backed the Iran war, during which Montana's average gas price rose 62.8 percent.
Aaron Flint's Defense of Policies That Raise Montana Energy Costs
- Flint Defends the Law Projected to Add $240 a Year to Montana Household Energy Costs by 2035. In a campaign release on October 13, 2026, Aaron Flint's campaign faulted his Democratic opponent, Sam Forstag, because he "has promised to repeal the One Big Beautiful Bill," and said Flint would put the law's rural health money to work. That law ends the tax credits for wind and solar projects that begin construction after July 4, 2026 unless they are placed in service by the end of 2027. Energy Innovation projects the law's energy changes will add $240 a year to a Montana household's energy costs by 2035, as less new power supply pushes up electricity prices, and Rhodium Group projects average household energy spending nationwide rises by $78 to $192 in 2035.
- The Law Flint Defends Ended Home Energy Credits at the End of 2025. The law Aaron Flint's campaign defends ended the residential clean energy credit for spending made after December 31, 2025, and ended the energy efficient home improvement credit on the same date. The residential credit had been set to run until 2034, the Union of Concerned Scientists notes, so Montana homeowners who add rooftop solar, home batteries, heat pumps, insulation or efficient windows in 2026 or later pay the full price for upgrades that lower their power and heating bills.
- Flint Praised Ending Vehicle Emission Standards Worth $11.4 Billion a Year to Consumers. On February 19, 2026, Aaron Flint posted his radio exchange with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum in which he called the repeal of the endangerment finding "incredible news for Montana." With that repeal, EPA dropped its greenhouse gas standards for new cars and trucks. The Institute for Policy Integrity estimates the repealed car and light-truck standards would have delivered $11.4 billion a year in savings to consumers, which drivers now lose.
- Flint Said the Iran War Needs to Be Done "Once and For All" as Montana Gas Prices Rose 62.8 Percent. At the opening of a Republican campaign office in Bozeman on September 21, 2026, Aaron Flint said of the Iran war, "They need to get this done once and for all," the Bozeman Daily Chronicle reported. Moody's Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi put the war's cost to a typical American household at roughly $2,000 as of October 2026, "including $1,100 in higher energy prices," Fortune reported.
What the Energy Policies Aaron Flint Backs Cost Montana Households
- Montana drivers pay 62.8 percent more for gas since the Iran war began. Montana's average price for regular gasoline rose from $2.79 a gallon before the Iran war to $4.54 on September 17, 2026, an increase of 62.8 percent, according to AAA data compiled by the Center for American Progress.
Frequently Asked Questions About Aaron Flint on Energy and utility bills
What is Aaron Flint's record on energy and utility bills under Trump?
Aaron Flint's campaign defends the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which ends clean energy tax credits and ended home energy credits after 2025, and Flint praised EPA's repeal of greenhouse gas standards for vehicles. He also backed the Iran war. Energy Innovation's estimate for the law alone is $240 a year more in energy costs for a Montana household by 2035.
What does Aaron Flint promise on energy prices?
Aaron Flint's campaign website promises to "Unleash American energy for abundant and affordable energy to power our homes and businesses." The law his campaign defends cuts the amount of new power built: Rhodium Group projects it leaves household electricity rates 2 to 4 percent higher in 2035 than they would otherwise be.
How many jobs are at stake in the law Aaron Flint defends?
Aaron Flint's campaign defends a law whose energy provisions Energy Innovation projects will cost 760,000 jobs nationwide by 2030 and $980 billion in cumulative economic output over the budget window, as fewer wind, solar, battery and factory projects get built.
Last updated: 2026-10-26