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Soaring summer power bills spark protests -- and even disconnections

The price of electricity is soaring in the summer heat, when fans and air conditioners are working nonstop. In Tulsa, Oklahoma, people are having their power cut when they can't pay their bills.

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Soaring summer power bills spark protests -- and even disconnections
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