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'A cost of climate change': Why the price of electricity is outpacing inflation

By Steve Inskeep
Published October 6, 2025 at 2:57 AM MDT

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Robinson Meyer of the climate and energy site Heatmap News why electricity bills are rising faster than inflation.

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Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.
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