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DOE Warns of Higher Electricity Bills, as Grid Operators Prepare for Summer Surge

The EIA expected a cooler summer, but if it gets hotter, households—especially in southern states—could face higher-than-expected electricity bills, it said.
DOE Warns of Higher Electricity Bills, as Grid Operators Prepare for Summer Surge
High-voltage power lines run along the electrical power grid in West Palm Beach, Fla. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Wesley Brown
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A new Department of Energy report released on June 23 indicates most U.S. residents can expect their monthly electricity bills to rise slightly this summer, even though many consumers would be using less power.

In a new brief extracted from the DOE’s short-term energy report, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) states that residential customers in the United States can expect average monthly electricity bills of $178 between June and September, an increase of $5 from a year ago.

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