# Backlash over soaring electricity bills grows ahead of midterms

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- ABC News, 2026-10-29 19:11 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://abcnews.com/US/ahead-midterms-backlash-grows-soaring-electricity-bills/story?id=137675396

> Government data shows electricity costs nationwide rose about 5% over the past year, as anger over surging bills grows ahead of the midterm elections.