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CWinter power bills are rising. Here is how to cut yours | CNN Business×
https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/08/business/power-bills-winter
CNN BusinessMarkets · Tech · Energy
Winter power bills are rising. Here is how to cut yours

By the CNN Business team. Updated 9:14 AM EDT, Oct 8, 2026.

Turning the thermostat down 2 degrees and sealing drafty windows saves the most, energy experts say. Plug-in "power savers" do not work.

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CCNN Business: The $39 Plug Power Companies Want Banned×
https://cnn-moneyreport.live/energy/plug-power-companies-hate
CNN BusinessMarkets · Tech · Energy
Retiree cuts her power bill by 80% with a $39 plug

By Mark Ellis, CNN reporter. As seen on Shark Tank.

Order yours today at 50% off while supplies last.

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Always check the address.

It wears CNN's name on an address CNN doesn't own, and the "article" ends in a card form. The reporter, the story and the comments are made up to sell a $39 plug.

Always checkThe real oneThe scam
1Where it livesCheck firstIs it the real company's or person's own address or number?

cnn.com is CNN's own site.

cnn-moneyreport.live borrows CNN's name. CNN doesn't own it.

2What it asks you to doDoes it want a password, a payment, a call, or a tap?

Nothing. It is a news story with tips, and it sells you nothing.

It wants your card in a box under the "news story".

3How hard it pushesIs there a deadline, a threat, or a surprise charge?

No rush, no "power companies are furious".

50% off while supplies last, and "as seen on Shark Tank".

RememberA news story with an order form is an ad. Check the address: real news lives on the outlet's own site, and it never sells you the miracle.

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