Electricity Inflation at the Ballot Box

Donald Trump’s decisive win in the presidential election appears to have been fueled by broad discontent with the economy and notably inflation. ABC News preliminary exit poll results found that more than two-thirds of voters said the economy is in bad shape and the share of people who said they are worse off under the […]

On November 7, 2024
ABC News, CBS News, Donald Trump, electricity prices, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), inflation, National Mining Association (NMA), polling, S&P Global, U.S. Energy Information Administration

30Oct

Inheriting an Electricity Affordability Crisis

In March of this year, federal data revealed the rise in electricity prices was far outpacing general inflation. With electricity demand beginning to soar from electrification, and most notably the data center and AI revolution, that trend is only poised to accelerate. According to new analysis from a leading energy consultancy, utilities are now facing […]

On October 30, 2024
Aaron Denman, Bain & Company, CBS News, Data centers, electricity prices, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), power demand, Wall Street Journal, Wood Mackenzie