Surging electricity prices are taking center stage in the Virginia November elections as state officials warn that voters will be burdened with more than $5 billion in rate increases over the next 10 years.

Virginia voters are less than two weeks away from selecting a new governor, attorney general, lieutenant governor, and several members of the state’s legislature. With electricity bills only expected to rise, price hikes could be a defining factor in how some voters cast their ballots.

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