Booming natural gas prices, along with retiring coal plants and limited oil production, mean electric bills will likely go up across the country this summer.
by Alex Rozier, Mississippi Today May 17, 2022 That includes Mississippi, where both energy consumption and the inability to pay for electric bills rank among the highest of any state. Earlier this month, the Energy Information Administration projected that electric bills nationwide will go up 4% on average this summer compared to 2021. EIA projects a 3% increase in the East South Central region, comprising Kentucky, Alabama, Tennessee and Mississippi.
This article first appeared on Mississippi Today and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.
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