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New report reveals a worsening utility debt crisis, despite Trump's promise to slash costs

Overhead electric power cables. (Fethi Belaid/AFP via Getty Images)
Fethi Belaid/AFP via Getty Images
Overhead electric power cables. (Fethi Belaid/AFP via Getty Images)

Energy costs are climbing faster than families can keep up, and the trend has only worsened since President Trump retook office.

Julie Margetta Morgan, president at The Century Foundation, explains how energy bills are skyrocketing faster than the rise of inflation.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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