Low-voltage utility elections face surge of attention as electricity bills rise
MARC LEVY, KIM CHANDLER and JONATHAN J. COOPER
Associated Press
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A sign supporting candidates for the Salt River Project board sits next to an intersection on March 30 in Tempe, Ariz.
Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press
A sign supporting candidates for the Salt River Project board sits next to an intersection on March 30 in Tempe, Ariz.
Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press
Laura Kajfez, left, speaks with Casey Clowes, center and Sandra Kennedy, candidates for the Salt River Project governing board, outside her home in Tempe, Ariz., on April 1.
Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press
A sign directing voters sits outside the headquarters of Salt River Project on March 30 in Tempe, Ariz.
MARC LEVY, KIM CHANDLER and JONATHAN J. COOPER
Associated Press
TEMPE, Ariz. — Rising household electricity prices and controversy over data centers are reshaping low-profile elections for control over utilities that build power plants and power lines — and then bill people for the cost.
Laura Kajfez, left, speaks with Casey Clowes, center and Sandra Kennedy, candidates for the Salt River Project governing board, outside her home in Tempe, Ariz., on April 1.