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  "path": "/2026/03/17/pain-of-soaring-gas-prices-compounded-by-electricity-rate-increases-across-states/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-17T19:42:41.000Z",
  "site": "https://marylandmatters.org",
  "tags": [
    "D.C. Bureau",
    "Gov & Politics",
    "Work & the Economy",
    "data centers",
    "electric bill",
    "Energy Information Administration",
    "gas prices",
    "Hill Democrats",
    "Joint Economic Committee",
    "natural gas",
    "unemployment",
    "utility bills"
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  "textContent": "Electricity rates “increased significantly” in nearly every U.S. state in 2025, with residents in a dozen states seeing at least a 10% jump, according to a congressional report released by Democrats Tuesday, and Maryland near the top of the list.",
  "title": "Pain of soaring gas prices compounded by electricity rate increases across states"
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