The electricity bill in Texas is as high as 46 kWh. How does the high electricity bill affect the lives of ordinary Americans?

I think this will make many people afraid to use electricity casually. Even if it is very hot, turning on the air conditioner is a luxury. After all, the electricity bill is so high now.

This summer, the northern hemisphere collectively entered the "barbecue" mode, and the southwestern United States was also tortured by extremely hot weather. On Monday, the temperature in Texas reached 38 degrees Celsius, while the temperature in Dallas, the most populous city, exceeded 38.3 degrees Celsius. In the "three-digit" temperature, Texas's electricity consumption has also set a historical record.

Due to the shortage of power reserves and serious power shortage, the electricity price of Dezhou power grid once reached $6537.45 /MWh at 12, which was 360 times higher than usual! If this price is converted into RMB, it is about 46.2 yuan per kWh!

According to the operator of the Texas power grid, the state's electricity demand reached a record level on Monday, mainly because consumers began to use air conditioners at home to fight the ubiquitous heat wave. On August 12 local time, the temperature in Dallas reached 37.3℃. It is expected that the temperature will rise even higher in the afternoon of August 13, and then gradually cool down. The combined effect of heat wave and humidity will make the somatosensory temperature in Dallas close to 465438 0.7℃, and even higher in Houston.

One megawatt of electricity can provide electricity for about 1000 American families on average, but it can only meet the needs of less than 200 families at peak demand. Therefore, in the afternoon of 12, the electricity price of Dezhou Power Grid soared by 36,000%, and the average electricity fee per megawatt hour was as high as $6,537.45.

So such a situation is also very extravagant for ordinary people to use electricity. After all, who can't stand air conditioning in such hot weather?