NEADA projects Americans will spend an average of $800 on electricity June–September 2026, up 10.5% from last year, as extreme heat drives higher cooling demand on top of rising rates.

Extreme heat is pushing summer electricity bills 5–14% higher across U.S. regions; NEADA projects residential utility debt will hit $23 billion by year-end, with 1 in 6 households already behind on bills.

Chatham House analysis argues that climate change — through wildfire grid damage, extreme weather infrastructure costs, and deregulation of clean-energy standards — was already adding $400–900/year per household to energy bills before the Middle East conflict.

Clean Air Task Force finds wildfire-related costs now constitute 17% of California utility revenue requirements — up from 1.7% in 2019 — and are spreading to Florida, Maine, and Oregon as climate events push electricity rates above inflation.

Global South countries, especially the continent of Africa, will bear the brunt of this, as is the case with other consequences of global warming.