How To Keep Predictably Higher Electricity Bills Down
The U.S. government predicts residential electricity costs will be nearly 5% higher this summer than last year. "It's a huge increase and of course this really has a tremendous impact on middle class and poor consumers because this is a big chunk of their monthly budget," said Ed Hirs, University of Houston energy fellow. "What they're saying is they're telling companies like us that we may be shorter than past years as far as being able to meet peak need given a really really hot summer," said Brendan Conway, We Energies spokesperson.