{"id":375872,"date":"2026-08-19T19:38:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T19:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/375872\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T19:38:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T19:38:08","slug":"share-your-experience-with-high-summer-electricity-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/375872\/","title":{"rendered":"Share your experience with high summer electricity bills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIA_04EXTREMEHEAT_CLO.JPG\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"674\" title=\"Outdoor exercise in Miami has been fraught this summer with rising heat.\" alt=\"Outdoor exercise in Miami has been fraught this summer with rising heat.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        Outdoor exercise in Miami has been fraught this summer with rising heat.<\/p>\n<p>                Carl Juste<\/p>\n<p>            cjuste@miamiherald.com<\/p>\n<p>This week, Miami hit 100 degrees for the first time since the 1800s, the latest in a slew of records broken this sweltering summer.<\/p>\n<p>But anyone who\u2019s stepped outside in South Florida this summer can tell you, it\u2019s hot. Really hot.<\/p>\n<p>Keeping homes cool in the baking sun is a pricey task. We want to hear from you about how high your power bill has gotten and what you\u2019re doing to keep cool regardless. Cranking up the temperatures at night? Spending more time in public spaces like the library? Have you sought out financial aid?<\/p>\n<p>The Miami Herald wants to hear from readers about how their electric bills look this summer because of the record-breaking heat. The Herald will not publish information in this survey unless we\u2019ve contacted you first. If the form doesn\u2019t show up on screen, c<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfev97djqW1LLFU7Mt3IecrfCePO_MgbGiTB_Q7We-MCIRIJw\/viewform?usp=publish-editor\">lick this link.<\/a><\/p>\n<p> Loading\u2026<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/profile\/218643730\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AlexHarris-Profile.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of Alex Harris\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>            Alex Harris is the lead climate change reporter for the Miami Herald\u2019s climate team, which covers how South Florida communities are adapting to the warming world. Her beat also includes environmental issues and hurricanes. She attended the University of Florida.\n            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Outdoor exercise in Miami has been fraught this summer with rising heat. Carl Juste cjuste@miamiherald.com This week, Miami&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":375873,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-375872","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375872","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=375872"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375872\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/375873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=375872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=375872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=375872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}