" It ' just cruel ' : US households hit by increased in electricity shutoffs amid record hot summer

A record hot summer collid unhappily with rising energy costs for households across the US that struggled to the point where many were disconnected from their electricity supply, even as dangerous heat stored their communities.

In July, the hottest month ever recorded in the US, 173,598 households were off from their electric supply by facilities across 10 states, figures provided to the Guardian show. وتشير هذه الطلقة من الحياة الأمريكية إلى مشكلة تزداد سوءاً، حيث يبلغ معدل انقطاع الكهرباء 28 في المائة بالمقارنة مع تموز/يوليه 2024.