Power bills and data-centre deals become a US midterm issue as home electricity prices rise more than 10% since 2024

Reuters, citing EIA data, says residential prices are up more than 10% since 2024 and Ohio bills more than 20% in two years; nine state utility-commission seats are on the ballot, Ohio candidate Amy Acton backs a data-centre moratorium, and utilities are on track to match last year's record $31 billion in rate-increase requests, a PowerLines survey shows.