Paying utilities bills, including ones for electricity, is a responsibility that many Americans face – and some have difficulty covering – each month.
Nationwide, the amount of money that Americans had to pay for electricity in August averaged $185.59, according to a recently-released report from LendingTree. However, it found residents in some states faced heftier monthly bills than others.
The five most-expensive states clocked average monthly electricity bills whose costs ranged from 21.6% to 37.1% above the national average, it reported.
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LendingTree said its findings for monthly electricity bill costs were based on data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Residents in the following five states were on the hook for…