America faces a power disconnection crisis amid dangerous heat
In 27 states, utilities can shut off electricity for nonpayment even in a heat wave
America’s power disconnection crisis: In 31 states, utilities can shut off electricity for nonpayment in a heat wave
Large investor-owned utilities in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Indiana top the charts in disconnections.
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