Study: Americans working from home are using more power and paying higher bills

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By mmillikinOct 24, 2020, 5:00 am302 pts
A new study finds that from April to July American households spent an extra $6 billion to power their homes after a 10% rise in residential electricity use during the pandemic. To reduce the risk of contracting COVID-19, roughly one-third of Americans are working from home. As a result of the shift, household…

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