The average cost to keep houses cool in the United States during the summer (that is, between June and September) is set to increase by 8% this year, as heat waves have been blanketing vast swaths of the country for weeks and there are no signs of it changing.
The National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA) and the Center for Energy, Poverty and Climate said in a report this month that the figure would be the highest in a decade and represent a large jump compared to 2021, when it reached $573.
