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- U.S. consumers are cutting back on groceries to pay higher electricity bills.
- About 25% of households are lowering heating or air-conditioning to uncomfortable levels.
- Consumer Reports attributes bill spikes to utility profit motives and rapid data-center expansion, forecasting a 16% demand rise by 2029.
- Consumer Reports is launching the Power Smarter initiative, featuring a CR Bill Decoder that anonymizes electric bills.