Hot temperatures leading to higher electric bills in Palm Beach County, Treasure Coast

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — The temperature outside Sharon White’s apartment is in the 90s. She keeps her thermostat at 79.

“Probably the hottest I’ve ever felt,” said White as she sat in her sweltering apartment.

I listened as she told me that due to the heat her electric bill is $150 dollars an amount she can’t pay…

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