Summer temperatures — and inflation — are running hot. Here’s how to save money on cooling bills as prices rise

A pedestrian uses an umbrella to get some relief from the sun as she walks past a sign displaying the temperature on June 20, 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona.Ralph Freso | Getty ImagesSummer’s here, and it’s a hot one. Forecasts from the Farmers’ Almanac, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and The Weather Company — the IBM-owned…