Electricity bills have become the latest household shock for Ohioans, with hundreds of residents saying their costs jumped sharply over the summer — even when they used less power.
From Cleveland Heights to Ashtabula to Massillon, readers described frustration, confusion and anger at what they see as a new and largely unacknowledged strain on family budgets.
This week, I asked whether people had seen their electric bills spike. “I was surprised by how big my electric bills were over the summer, as we don’t have central A/C and used very little power in July and August,” I wrote. “Today, the Washington Post says Ohio is one of the states where electricity costs have jumped so much that they will factor into the governor’s race next year. All those data centers that have set up here have created high demand, which means price hikes.”…