How Spanberger, Sherrill will address high electricity costs after winning elections

"Driving the news: Spanberger's " Affordable Virginia" plan detailed how she wants to lower energycosts. Her ideas in her race against GOP Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears included cutting construction red tape and making sure data centers cover their power costs. The Old Dominion is the world's data center capital, with hundreds clustered outside Washington, D.C. and - increasingly - around Richmond."

"In New Jersey, Sherrill vowed on her first day in office to declare "an electricity state of emergency" freezing utility rates and building out cheaper and cleaner power generation, including solar and battery storage. And she promised to "immediately develop plans for new nuclear capacity" in southwest New Jersey's Salem County. "I'll sit down with neighboring states to harness economies of scale to build new reactors in our region at a low cost," she said."

Spanberger proposed an 'Affordable Virginia' plan to lower energy costs by cutting construction red tape, ensuring data centers cover their power costs, and pairing rooftop and small solar projects with battery storage to bolster renewables reliability. Sherrill declared an 'electricity state of emergency' to freeze utility rates, build cheaper cleaner generation including solar and battery storage, and immediately develop plans for new nuclear capacity in Salem County through regional cooperation. Both criticized PJM Interconnection's management and perceived bias toward coal and oil. A national poll found electricity bills are a major stressor for 36% of respondents. Republicans warned renewables could further increase prices.

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