Voter anger at surging electricity prices is fueling political backlash against the artificial intelligence industry's data centers, with Democrats accusing the Trump administration of failing to address the issue as they zero in on affordability ahead of next year's mid-term elections.

Abigail Spanberger won last week's governor's race in Virginia, home to the largest concentration of data centers in the world, after promising to make the industry " pay their own way and their fair share " of rising electricity costs.

New Jersey governor-elect Mikie Sherrill has promised to declare a state of emergency over electric bills on her first day in office and freeze prices in the Garden State. Two Democrats were elected to Georgia's commission that regulates utilities, breaking total Repu

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