Survey: Americans Cutting Back Food, Travel to Pay for Electricity

Electricity bills force 1 in 5 Americans to cut back on food, Consumer Reports finds

Americans living on a fixed income are particularly vulnerable when electricity costs surge, a Consumer Reports expert says.

20% of Americans Cut Grocery Spending to Pay Electricity Bills, Survey Finds

Roughly 20% of Americans are reducing their grocery spending to pay for electricity, according to a national survey of more than 2,000 adults conducted by the nonprofit Consumer Reports. This shift reflects a growing affordability crisis where essential utility costs are forcing households to compromise on basic nutrition. The financial pressure is widespread: 80% of residents who have lived in the same home for at least three years reported an …

Survey: Americans cutting back food, travel to pay for electricity

Among Americans whose electricity bills have increased over the past three years, 73% said it had strained their finances.

Americans consider cutting back on food, travel to pay for electricity bills

Among Americans whose electricity bills have increased over the past three years, 73% said it had strained their finances.

Electricity bills force 1 in 5 to cut back on food, survey finds

About one in five Americans say they have had to cut back on groceries to afford their , while roughly a quarter of consumers are turning down their heating or air conditioning to uncomfortable levels to lower their energy costs, according to a new survey from Consumer Reports. About 80% of people…