No coincidence. It's because right wing politicians decided to align themselves with corporate interests rather than embracing the idea of decentralized energy independence.
And then right wing voters went along with it because "that's my team".
What is “corporate interests”, exactly? Biggest corporations today are overwhelmingly aligned with the Democratic Party, though in fact the oil industry is pretty much the only exception. Look at who they donate money to. At best, you might ask why Republican Party is putting their oil interests ahead of everyone else.
And then right wing voters went along with it because "that's my team".