Household Energy Bills Rose Over 50% In 3 States Over Past 5 Years But Remained Stable In This Region
Household Energy Bills Rose Over 50% In 3 States Over Past 5 Years But Remained Stable In This Region
Energy prices have soared over the past five years as climate change-induced extreme weather has hit several regions of the United States; meanwhile, record-high temperatures have kept Americans indoors.
随着气候变化诱发的极端天气袭击美国的几个地区，能源价格在过去五年里飙升；与此同时，创纪录的高温让美国人待在室内。
A new report contradicts the narrative that the switch to green energy is the sole factor impacting power costs.
一份新报告与转向绿色能源是影响电力成本的唯一因素的叙事相矛盾。
The Data: S&P Global released a report on Monday recapping five-year trends in household power costs. According to the report, average US household electricity prices rose 21.9% between 2018 and 2023.
数据:S&P Global于周一发布了一份报告，回顾了家庭电费五年来的趋势。根据报告，美国家庭平均电费从2018年到2023年上涨了21.9%。
Prices rose the most in the following states during that period:
在此期间，以下州的涨幅最大:
- Maine — a 65.6% increase.
- New Hampshire — a 51.3% increase.
- Massachusetts — a 50.5% increase.
- Connecticut — a 49% increase.
- California — a 47.8% increase.
- 缅因州——涨幅65.6%。
- 新罕布什尔州——涨幅51.3%。
- 马萨诸塞州——涨幅50.5%。
- 康涅狄格州——涨幅49%。
- 加利福尼亚州——涨幅47.8%。
The states mentioned above are concentrated in the U.S. Northeast. Maine had the highest power cost increase of any state — the Maine Public Utilities Commission told S&P Global that the figure was driven by deferred costs of imported natural gas, deferred storm costs and stranded assets from a net metering program.
上述州集中在美国东北部。马因州是所有州中电力成本增长最高的——该州公用事业委员会告诉S&P Global，这一数字是由进口天然气的拖欠成本、拖欠的风暴费用和净计量项目的滞留资产所推动的。
California stands as an outlier given its West Coast geography. According to California's Public Utilities Commission, nearly 13% of the monthly bill that PG&E Corp's (NYSE:PCG) residential customers paid in 2023 goes toward wildfire mitigation. In 2023, California regulators allowed PG&E to raise $2.6 billion through multiyear rate increases to risk-proof the San Francisco-based company's operations.
加利福尼亚州由于其西海岸地理位置而成为一个异常值。根据加利福尼亚公用事业委员会的数据，2023年PG&E公司（NYSE：PCG）的住宅客户每月账单中近13%用于防火措施。2023年，加州监管机构允许PG&E通过多年费率上涨筹集26亿美元，以风险证明这家总部位于旧金山的公司的运营。
Appalachian states also saw substantial price hikes — West Virginia household power rates rose 26% between 2018 and 2023, S&P Global's data shows.
阿巴拉契亚州也看到了大幅上涨的电价——S&P Global的数据显示，西弗吉尼亚家庭供电费用从2018年到2023年上涨了26%。
However, prices remained stable or even declined in the following Middle American states:
然而，以下中美洲的州的价格保持稳定甚至下降:
- North Dakota — a 6.6% increase.
- South Dakota — a 4.8% increase.
- Nebraska — a 4.4% increase.
- Wyoming — a 1.2% decline.
- Kansas — a 2.1% decline.
- 北达科他州——涨幅6.6%。
- 南达科他州——涨幅4.8%。
- 内布拉斯加州——涨幅4.4%。
- 怀俄明州——下降1.2%。
- 堪萨斯州——下降2.1%。
Why it Matters: Households have had difficulty keeping up with the rising cost of living.
为什么这很重要:家庭在应对不断上升的生活成本方面遇到了困难。
Nearly 24% of U.S. households said they were unable to pay at least one energy bill in the past 12 months, according to a report from the National Energy Assistance Directors Association and the Center for Energy Poverty and Climate.
根据美国全国能源援助总监协会和能源贫困与气候中心的一份报告，在过去12个月中，近24%的美国家庭表示他们无法支付至少一笔能源账单。
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