Soaring electricity rates fueled Democratic victories — now comes the hard part
TL;DR
Rising electricity bills helped Democrats win key elections, but they now face challenges in lowering prices and addressing energy demands from AI and EVs.
While there's plenty for voters to be worried about right now, rising utility bills have become a hot-button issue. The success of Democrats in New Jersey, Virginia, and Georgia in this week's elections can be seen as something of a referendum on the state of energy policy and infrastructure in the US as power grids struggle to keep up with growing electricity demand from AI data centers, electric vehicles, and domestic manufacturing.
These issues aren't going to disappear, and Democrats now face a tough road ahead to meet those challenges and make good on their campaign promises to lower electricity prices.
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