Record-breaking summer temperatures in the southern US have been pushing up household electricity consumption, resulting in skyrocketing energy bills, according to government data cited by Oil Price.
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) report says the average American household spends about $262 a year on air conditioning. Still, those costs have gone as high as $525 in the hot and humid southeast.
In early July, the US National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA) estimated that home energy costs would increase by nearly 12% to an average of $578, up from $517 last summer.
The southwest central region paid the most on average at $706, and the Pacific Coast paid the least at $499.
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