 I'm Susan Lee, and this is the Fox Business Report. The heat is on, and record temperatures and higher natural gas prices are expected to continue to push up electricity bills. The Energy Information Administration expects the average U.S. monthly residential power bill to rise to around 173 bucks this month in August, which is 3% higher from last summer. The biggest spike in electricity costs will be along the Pacific Ocean and in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.