Soaring electricity rates fueled Democratic victories — now comes the hard part

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Democratic candidate for Virginia governor Abigail Spanberger takes the stage during a election night event at the Greater Richmond Convention Center on November 4th in Richmond, Virginia. | Photo: Getty Images

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.

“Consumers have sent a clear m …

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