Chatham House analysis argues that climate change — through wildfire grid damage, extreme weather infrastructure costs, and deregulation of clean-energy standards — was already adding $400–900/year per household to energy bills before the Middle East conflict.

Clean Air Task Force finds wildfire-related costs now constitute 17% of California utility revenue requirements — up from 1.7% in 2019 — and are spreading to Florida, Maine, and Oregon as climate events push electricity rates above inflation.