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People across America may have to pay more to beat the heat this summer. New predictionsenergy bills will rise by about 8% compared to last year.
The National Association of Energy Assistance Administrators (NEADA) and the Energy Poverty and Climate Center (CEPC) projected on Monday that people will have to pay an average of $719 between June and September to cover their energy bills this year, equating to an average of about $180 over the four-month period.
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Last year, the average summer cooling bill in the U.S. was $661, according to NEADA and CEPC.
The groups predicted that three regions of the US will have to deal with double-digit increases in cooling bills this summer.
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Residents in the Southeast Central region will see their energy bills rise 10.1% from last year to $774. In the Mid-Atlantic and Pacific regions, energy bills from June through September are expected to reach $691 and $693, respectively, up 12.2% from last year, according to NEADA and CEPC.
People ride the Staten Island Ferry on a warm late spring afternoon in New York City on June 3, 2024. As temperatures around the world continue to break annual records, New York City is making plans to prepare for the heatwaves. One such effort is the (Spencer Pratt/Getty Images/Getty Images)
Meanwhile, Americans elsewhere will see single-digit percentage increases in cooling bills from June through September.
For example, New Englanders will see their cooling bills rise 5.3 percent to $760 this summer, according to the forecast, while in the southwest-central region it will cost $858 (up 1.8 percent) and in the central northeast $581 (up 9.8 percent) to stay cool.
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NEADA and CEPC also warned that low-income households already face “increased risks” from high temperatures because they are more likely to live in heat island areas, lack affordable summer cooling facilities, experience rising electricity bills and face funding cuts to the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program in fiscal year 2024.
Their energy bill forecasts predict a hot summer and that in some parts of the U.S. Attacked by high temperatures this weekend.
An air conditioner sits in a window during a heat wave in New York, Thursday, July 27, 2023. New York City and the Northeast experienced their hottest days of the year, with bitter temperatures spreading across the Eastern and Central United States, affecting about half of the country. (Gina Moon/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
The National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center said Friday that extreme heat warnings and heat watches have been issued for parts of central and southern California, the Southwest and the Great Basin.
The NWS Weather Prediction Center advised residents in areas exposed to high temperatures to “limit outdoor activity and stay hydrated.”
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