Half of America’s power plants are sitting idle while your electric bill soars

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To comment on the fact that electricity prices are skyrocketing would be to tell you the sky is blue, or that you can find the forks in a kitchen drawer. Everyone knows this because everyone feels it. 

National Retail Electricity prices have risen so quickly that they’ve actually outpaced inflation and natural gas since 2022. This isn’t bad luck; electricity prices, such as many other commodities, are the result of specific and deliberate policy choices. 

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