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Climate change making it more expensive to cool homes

CBS News · 10 days ago
CBS News
CBS News
10 days ago

Over the last three years, retail electricity prices have gone up faster than the rate of inflation, and new research from Texas A&M shows climate change is making it more expensive to cool homes. CBS News' David Schechter reports on the impact.

BreakdownGenerated by LeadStory AI
  • Retail electricity prices have risen faster than inflation, impacting household budgets.
  • Climate change has increased wholesale electricity costs by up to 35% in some regions. 1m 6s
  • Low-income Americans depend on federal energy assistance, which faces potential elimination. 27s
  • Solar power is identified as the cheapest energy source and could help lower prices. 1m 42s
  • Policy shifts away from renewables towards fossil fuels may further raise consumer costs. 1m 51s
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