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Summer’s Coming—And So Are High Power Bills: What to Know (and Do) in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic

As temperatures rise across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, so do electricity bills. For many households, summer is the most expensive time of year for power usage—driven primarily by the demand for air conditioning. In this post, we’ll break down when and why electric bills spike in the summer, which months tend to hit hardest, and what you can do to stay cool without getting scorched by your utility bill.

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