http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/story/2011-12-13/electric-bills/51840042/1
Electric bills have skyrocketed in the last five years, a sharp reversal from a quarter-century when Americans enjoyed stable power bills even as they used more electricity.
More electricity use at homes and higher prices are driving up power bills.
File photo by Jim Cole, AP
More electricity use at homes and higher prices are driving up power bills.
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File photo by Jim Cole, AP
More electricity use at homes and higher prices are driving up power bills.
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Households paid a record $1,419 on average for electricity in 2010, the fifth consecutive yearly increase above the inflation rate, a USA TODAY analysis of government data found. The jump has added about $300 a year to what households pay for electricity. That's the largest sustained increase since a run-up in electricity prices during the 1970s.
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