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Tariffs, energy and supply chains — traded abroad, paid at your checkout.
One in six households is behind on the power bill
Roughly 1 in 6 U.S. households entered 2026 behind on utility bills, with a combined $25 billion owed projected by year end.
Tariffs cost your household somewhere between $600 and $2,512
Credible 2026 estimates of the per-household tariff cost differ by a factor of four. The spread is not sloppiness — it is what each study measures.
Tariffs have cost Americans $343 billion, and not evenly
Cumulative tariff costs have reached $343 billion, with residents of five states carrying a disproportionate share of the burden.
Data centers use more power. Households absorbed the price rise
Residential electricity prices rose 25% from 2020 to 2024 while industrial users saw little increase — and some now pay less than two years ago.
Electricity is up 7.3% in a year and 40% since 2021
Residential electricity rates rose 7.3% between April 2025 and April 2026, part of a nearly 40% climb since 2021. Summer bills were projected up 10.5%.