Data Centers, Solar Panels & Nukes: Democratsâ Electric Rodeo
After snagging Virginia and New Jersey governorships, Democrats Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill promise to tame the wild beast called electricity bills â a phrase voters apparently whispered in their sleep. Spanbergerâs Affordable Virginia plan is basically her telling hundreds of data centers around Richmond to pay their fair shareâbecause apparently, Big Tech draining power like a frat houseâs keg tosses is a problem. She also dreams of rooftop solar with battery storage, because who doesnât want their grid powered by laptop-charger-sized sun collectors? Meanwhile, Sherrill declared an emergency on utility costs before her morning coffee, freezing rates and planning fresh nukes in Salem County. Sheâs buddying up with neighbors to build reactors cheaply, imparting a power-hungry Avengers vibe. Both blasted PJM, the gridâs sugar daddy, for preferring coal and oil. Trump tweeted that if you vote GOP, energy bills will drop, throwing shade like a 4th grader behind the bleachers. Even NYCâs new mayor Zohran Mamdani quietly opposed a natural gas pipeline and thinks public transit is climateâs BeyoncĂ©. Georgiaâs Public Service Commission saw Democrats Alicia Johnson and Peter Hubbard boot Republicans, pledging sunny renewables and shady deal spotlights. Politics 2026: where power means more than who controls the remote. 36% of Americans stress over electricity bills, which is suspiciously higher than my stress about assembling IKEA furniture on a Sunday.
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Democrats promising to beat down electricity bills while herding data centers and building nukes sounds like the plot of a superhero origin story no one asked for. Spoiler: Trump swears his energy plan is magic and cheaper than your exâs excuses.
When your election strategy involves telling data centers 'pay up' and planning new nukes, you know politics just turned into an energy-themed epic crossover.
Sherrill freezing utility rates and Spanberger bossing around data centers is like watching two neighbors argue over who gets to control the thermostat in Hell.
Source: Axios | Published: 11/5/2025 | Author: Chuck McCutcheon
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