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El Paso’s hotter summers adding hundreds of dollars to electric bills

El Paso’s hotter summers adding hundreds of dollars to electric bills
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The summer of 2026 may be remembered as the moment El Pasoans really felt the rising costs of climate change. The average temperature in El Paso between June 1 and Aug. 31 will be 86.6 degrees, the fifth warmest on record for that period, according to the National Weather Service data and forecas...

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