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As climate change drives more extreme heat, US utilities are cutting power to more households — most during last year’s record-breaking summer, a recent report finds. Akielly Hu reports for @gristnews.bsky.social via @coveringclimatenow.org. #CCNow #utilityshutoffs #powergrid
Utilities Are Shutting Off Power to a Growing Number of Households - WhoWhatWhy
While some states ban shutoffs during winter, summer outages are on the rise.
whowhatwhy.org
March 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Minnesota lawmakers are tackling a rising energy affordability crisis that has left over 91,000 households facing utility shutoffs and struggling to make ends meet.

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Minnesota lawmakers propose year-round energy assistance to reduce utility shutoffs
Legislation aims to address high energy costs and utility disconnections affecting rural households.
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February 10, 2025 at 11:46 PM
energyequityproj.bsky.social
122 million final shutoff notices plagued American households in 2024. That's nearly one for every household in America. In Georgia and Louisiana, it's two for every household.

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Title: The Georgia Shutoff Pipeline. Far left, a yellow bar showing 4.1 million total households in Georgia, followed by a yellow bar showing 7.7 million shutoff notices, followed by 458k shutoffs executed. On the far right is a stacked bar with 366k reconnected households in green and on top of that is 92k households never reconnected, or 1/5 of total shutoffs.
May 14, 2026 at 2:40 PM