Drivers Wonder if They Should Go Electric as the War Spikes Gas Prices

Experts say electricity prices have been increasing nationally for a variety of reasons, including surging power demand from new data centers. To what extent the conflict in Iran could translate to the electricity sector is yet to be seen.

“This is an inflationary event,” Bracewell’s Holt Edwards told the Associated Press of the war. “Is this the driver in electricity prices? I think probably not. But it’s certainly a contributing factor.”