So it says households are going to pay an average of $6,500 more for energy through 2040 over the next 30 years.

Yeah, I mean, look, Americans are facing an energy affordability crisis.

We just saw in the latest inflation report that, once again, soaring energy prices are what's driving inflation to rise so quickly around the country.

And that's hitting Ohio especially hard.

Our analysis predicts the energy policies implemented by the president and Congress since January, 2025 will force households in Ohio to pay an extra $27 billion in energy costs over the next 15 years.

And that's including things like our electricity bills, our natural gas bills, gasoline that we buy at the gas station, So for the average Ohio family, that means $5,400 more over the next 15 years.

And in some years, we're seeing increases of nearly $700 per year in higher household energy costs.

So why is it rising pollution also translates into something else as far as another cost that that families, you know, bear?