Texas may be the nation’s energy capital, but Texans aren’t getting a break on their energy bills — and many are feeling the squeeze.
Nearly 45% of residents said they had to forgo spending on basic necessities, such as food and medicine, in order to pay their energy bills, according to a Census Bureau Household Pulse Survey.
That was 11 percentage points higher than the national average of 34%, and Texas ranked worst among all states, LendingTree reported in a study on energy bills.
