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Payment of public service bills, including those for electricity, is a responsibility that many Americans face – and some have trouble covering – each month.
Nationally, the amount of money that Americans had to pay for electricity in August on average $ 185.59, according to A recently published report by Lendingtree. However, he found that residents in certain states were faced with higher monthly invoices than others.
The five most expensive states have timed average monthly electricity bills whose costs varied from 21.6% to 37.1% above the national average, he reported.
Lendingtree said that its results for the monthly electricity bills were based on data from the Energy information administration (EIA).
Residents of the following five states were on the point of hooking the largest average electricity bills in August, according to Lendingtree's analysis:
Connecticut: $ 254.47
Fall foliage along the Connecticut river in Hartford. Hartford is the capital of the US Connecticut State. Hartford is known for its attractive architectural styles and being the capital of the United States insurance (Istock / Istock)
Arizona: $ 252.60
In an aerial view, the city center horizon was observed during a heat wave on July 15, 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona. Weather forecasts expect temperatures to reach 115 degrees. The Phoenix region is struggling with record temperatures like prolo (Brandon Bell / Getty Images / Getty Images)
Texas: $ 233.38
In an aerial view, the city center horizon was seen on April 11, 2023 in Austin, Texas. The City of Austin was classified as the main destination of the American employment markets for the second consecutive year, according to data collected by the Wall Street Journal. ((Photo by Brandon Bell / Getty Images) / Getty Images)
Hawaii: $ 230.80
The entire coast of Honolulu, Hawaii, including the Diamond Head Crater and the State Park base, after Waikiki beach doubled from the hotel to the city center in the distance, including the suburban districts dotting the hills surrounding the city center. (Istock / Istock)
Alabama: $ 225.65
Huntsville, Alabama, USA Park and the city center of urban landscape in Twilight. (Istock / Istock)
Lendingtree noted “questions of use”, the reporting of certain states “may have high rates” for each kilowat-hour used “but low monthly invoices (and vice versa)”.
Invoice of public services a major point of pain for certain Americans
Lendingtree's conclusions on the costs of the electricity bill arise, because it reported that 23.4% of Americans experienced an inability to cover all of their energy bill or the parts of the latter, on the basis of the data survey of households in the census office.
The part that estimated that it had crawled 1.4 percentage points in annual shift, he said.
“Even if inflation has moderated in recent months, life is still madAnd this can make it difficult to pay your invoices, “said Matt Schulz, chief analyst of Lendingtree, in the report.” Many people found themselves making difficult decisions to keep the lights on. “”
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Global inflation Measured by the consumer price index increased by 0.3% from one month to another and by 2.7% in annual shift in November, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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For electricity, prices displayed a drop of 0.4% from one month to another but remain up 3.1% compared to 12 months ago. Meanwhile, the prices of utility gas services increased by 1% compared to October and 1.8% from November 2023, according to IPC data.
The need to cover public service bills prompted 34.3% of Americans to limit their expenses on the necessary things – or to eliminate completely – in at least one case in the previous year, said Landingtree.
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In September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said that American households experienced an average of $ 77,280 in household expenditure in 2023. This is equivalent to around $ 6,440 per month.
