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US households hit by surge in electricity shutoffs during record heat
Original: ‘It’s just cruel’: US households hit by surge in electricity shutoffs amid record hot summer
American households are facing a sharp rise in electricity disconnections during one of the hottest summers on record, leaving families without air conditioning and refrigeration as temperatures soar. Advocates describe the shutoffs as cruel, arguing that utility companies are cutting power over unpaid bills despite dangerous heat conditions, prompting renewed calls for moratoriums on summer disconnections.
Why now: Record heat combined with rising utility costs has made electricity shutoffs a pressing public safety and affordability concern.
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Evidence
- ‘It’s just cruel’: US households hit by surge in electricity shutoffs amid record hot summer · The Guardian
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