Donald Trump promised Americans he would “drill, baby drill” – a policy he said would take the US to new levels of prosperity by making the most of its reserves of oil and gas.
Hundreds of billions of dollars in tax breaks were axed – and grants for low-carbon power and clean energy research were given to the fossil fuel sector instead.
Has it worked? Will Americans be better off?
Tom Clarke looks at why the US is now struggling to find enough electricity to meet the requirements of industry and ordinary Americans.
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