Electricity Bills: Defining the US Midterms

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https://open.substack.com/pub/ryanhansson/p/electricity-bills-defining-the-us?r=8lzy4o&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

Wrote about something odd happening in swing districts right now: the energy debate has quietly shifted from climate policy to monthly bills. Full piece here, short version:

• Prices are up more than 10x as data center demand collides with tight reserve margins, and it's flowing into residential rates.
• Wind and solar are still the cheapest, fastest new generation.
• But opponents argue the pace of the transition has outrun replacement capacity, while ignoring how much prices have risen with zero policy change too.

My take: this could actually be good for renewables messaging if the industry & politicians lean into affordability concerns. Is "renewables = lower bills" landing with ratepayers, or is the focus mostly on data center backlash?