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Summer electric bills sizzle as the cost of cooling climbs

The temperature is climbing, and so are people's utility bills. Rising electricity prices and hotter-than-usual weather could make it especially costly to stay cool this summer.

Summer electric bills sizzle as the cost of cooling climbs
Image: NPR Business

The temperature is climbing, and so are people's utility bills. Rising electricity prices and hotter-than-usual weather could make it especially costly to stay cool this summer.

(Image credit: Brandon Bell)

Originally published at NPR Business

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