'I had no electricity for six months': American families struggle with soaring energy prices

Danielle KayeBusiness reporterKristy HallowellKristy Hallowell was left without electricity at her home in Greenwood Lake, New York for half of 2025Kristy Hallowell had just lost her job when her energy bill unexpectedly tripled to $1,800 a month. Unable to pay, her gas and electricity were cut off and she, her two children and her mother spent six months of last year relying on a generator to light and heat…