Electricity Bills Too High? Bad Energy Policies Are to Blame.

Originally published by RealClearEnergy.

Hot enough for you? If this muggy Pennsylvania heat doesn’t have you sweating, your monthly electricity bills will.

Power usage surged during recent heat waves, pushing electricity demand “to its highest level in 14 years,” according to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. This power surge, the commission concluded, will “soon be reflected in monthly electric bills.”

But there’s another issue these higher electricity bills reflect: bad energy policies. Pennsylvania has abundant energy resources (e.g., natural gas, coal, nuclear, etc.). However, an unfortunate abundance of misguided energy policies has bled our families and businesses through higher electricity rates.

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