Certain appliances will pull power as long as they're plugged in, running up your electric bill in the process.

Electricity bills are climbing nationwide, with some regions seeing double-digit hikes as utilities pass rising costs to consumers. Soaring demand and grid upgrades — fueled by EVs, AI-driven data ...

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