{"id":252147,"date":"2024-06-04T18:07:21","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T18:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/u-s-electric-bills-could-increase-8-this-summer-amid-rising-temperatures\/"},"modified":"2024-06-04T19:55:24","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T19:55:24","slug":"u-s-electric-bills-could-increase-8-this-summer-amid-rising-temperatures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/u-s-electric-bills-could-increase-8-this-summer-amid-rising-temperatures\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Electric Bills Could Increase 8% This Summer Amid Rising Temperatures"},"content":{"rendered":"
Air conditioner units in windows of an apartment building in Washington, DC on July 20, 2022. Anna Moneymaker \/ Getty Images <\/p>\n
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A new report from the National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA) and the Center for Energy Poverty and Climate (CEPC) anticipates that households in the U.S. will see about a 7.9% increase in their electric bills this summer as temperatures increase. This summer also follows the record-hot summer of 2023. <\/p>\n
Households could pay an average of $719 from June through September, according to the report. By comparison, U.S. households paid $661 on average in electricity during June through September 2023. Ten years ago, the average…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n