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When local residents begin receiving their utility bills from last month, they may want to brace themselves for the costs associated with keeping their homes cool during a very hot July. According to data compiled by Pella Cooperative Electric, the cooling degree days for July well exceeded last year’s total, and was the hottest summer locally since 2006. Cooling degree days are a unit of measurement that determines the variance between the day’s average temperature and 65 degrees – which is considered the temperature when no cooling or heating is necessary.
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