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.
隨着氣候變化誘發的極端天氣襲擊美國的幾個地區，能源價格在過去五年裏飆升；與此同時，創紀錄的高溫讓美國人待在室內。
A new report contradicts the narrative that the switch to green energy is the sole factor impacting power costs.
一份新報告與轉向綠色能源是影響電力成本的唯一因素的敘事相矛盾。
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.
數據:S&P Global於週一發佈了一份報告，回顧了家庭電費五年來的趨勢。根據報告，美國家庭平均電費從2018年到2023年上漲了21.9%。
Prices rose the most in the following states during that period:
在此期間，以下州的漲幅最大:
- 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.
- 緬因州——漲幅65.6%。
- 新罕布什爾州——漲幅51.3%。
- 馬薩諸塞州——漲幅50.5%。
- 康涅狄格州——漲幅49%。
- 加利福尼亞州——漲幅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.
上述州集中在美國東北部。馬因州是所有州中電力成本增長最高的——該州公用事業委員會告訴S&P Global，這一數字是由進口天然氣的拖欠成本、拖欠的風暴費用和淨計量項目的滯留資產所推動的。
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.
加利福尼亞州由於其西海岸地理位置而成爲一個異常值。根據加利福尼亞公用事業委員會的數據，2023年PG&E公司（NYSE：PCG）的住宅客戶每月賬單中近13%用於防火措施。2023年，加州監管機構允許PG&E通過多年費率上漲籌集26億美元，以風險證明這家總部位於舊金山的公司的運營。
Appalachian states also saw substantial price hikes — West Virginia household power rates rose 26% between 2018 and 2023, S&P Global's data shows.
阿巴拉契亞州也看到了大幅上漲的電價——S&P Global的數據顯示，西弗吉尼亞家庭供電費用從2018年到2023年上漲了26%。
However, prices remained stable or even declined in the following Middle American states:
然而，以下中美洲的州的價格保持穩定甚至下降:
- 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.
- 北達科他州——漲幅6.6%。
- 南達科他州——漲幅4.8%。
- 內布拉斯加州——漲幅4.4%。
- 懷俄明州——下降1.2%。
- 堪薩斯州——下降2.1%。
Why it Matters: Households have had difficulty keeping up with the rising cost of living.
爲什麼這很重要:家庭在應對不斷上升的生活成本方面遇到了困難。
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.
根據美國全國能源援助總監協會和能源貧困與氣候中心的一份報告，在過去12個月中，近24%的美國家庭表示他們無法支付至少一筆能源賬單。
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