Rural Americans’ Power Bills Could Skyrocket 40 Percent Due To EPA Rules

Coal Power Plant In Wisconsin

President Obama said electricity bills would “necessarily skyrocket” as a result of his energy policies. Rural Americans are about to find out how much.

At least six electric cooperative utilities across the U.S. mid-and-southwest could raise electricity rates up to 40 percent if the Environmental Protection Agency imposes new permitting regulations on coal-fired power plants.

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