Rising household electricity prices and controversy over data centers are influencing low-profile elections in Arizona and Alabama, where utilities are being contested for control over power plants and power lines. National groups like Turning Point Action, known for mobilizing young conservatives behind President Donald Trump, are mobilizing voters to curb environmental influence over the Phoenix-area Salt River Project, the largest public utility in the country. The election will determine control of the utility, which has been under pressure to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels like coal and natural gas that emit planet-warming greenhouse gases. Two rival slates are vying for the board’s majority, one backed by Turning Point action and the other by the Jane Fonda Climate PAC opposing “oil-loving candidates”. The tension is leading to a national debate over how to power artificial intelligence without increasing electricity costs.