Power Costs Are Now a Major Political Issue in US: Energy Daily

Welcome to our guide to the commodities driving the global economy. Today, Americas Power and Natural Disasters Team Leader Brian Eckhouse and reporter Naureen S Malik look at the politics of surging US electricity bills.

Americans and their politicians have always been acutely sensitive to the price of gasoline. But there’s another cost-of-living issue that’s gaining prominence in the collective political consciousness: what consumers pay to keep the lights on.

Electricity prices increased nationally at more than twice the rate of overall inflation during the past year. Demand is expanding at its fastest pace in decades, driven by the boom in artificial intelligence, building of factories and adoption ...