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Inflation

Inflation is eating your wallet. Energy efficiency helps you bite back. Don't wait.

Inflation has jumped 6.2% in the past year, spiking the costs of gas and heating bills. Upgrade energy efficiency now. Americans can't afford to wait.

Jack Gillis
Opinion contributor

The news that U.S. consumer prices have jumped 6.2% in the past year has the nation suddenly abuzz about the threat of inflation.

As our economy emerges from a global pandemic, the current run-up in prices has unique origins. It is clear, though, that one of the primary contributors to today’s rising prices is the soaring cost of fossil fuels, and consumers across America are feeling the pain at the pump and in our heating bills.