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Why Rising Energy Bills Might Swing the US Midterm Elections
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5:53Now PlayingSoaring electricity costs are burdening US consumers and stirring voter anger. The rapid buildout of artificial intelligence data centers, tariffs and upgrades to the aging grid have raised power prices to rates unseen in decades. The US-Israel war with Iran also has thrown global energy markets into upheaval, adding a surge in gasoline prices to affordability concerns.
These energy strains have propelled the once-mundane utility bill to the center of American politics. In the US, where narrow margins in a few swing districts can tip the balance of power in Washington, even modest changes in voter sentiment could have a profound effect. Pennsylvania’s Seventh District, a mix of rolling mountains and former manufacturing strongholds clustered along the Lehigh River, will be a proving ground for the issue’s importance.
Soaring Electric Bills Stoke Voter Fury Ahead of Midterms
Kris Burek thinks about her power bill with almost every move she makes. When she turns on the air conditioning, runs a load of laundry or fires the oven in her Pennsylvania home, she tracks her electricity use in a composition notebook. Each day, she logs into her utility account to record how many kilowatt-hours she has consumed.
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