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The forecast in Alabama calls for highs in the mid to upper nineties for the coming days. And, A new study shows how families in the state are paying the cost when it comes to keeping their homes cool. Power Choice Texas ranks Alabama as the seventh worst state in the country for air conditioning expense.

The Alabama State Department of Education recently released data on the number of air-conditioned school buses during the 2022-23 school year. In all, Alabama has 7,904 operational school buses, and 3,815 of them are air conditioned.

Triple-digit heat and summer storms that left millions without power help mark the upcoming anniversary of engineer Willis Carrier's 1902 breakthrough. So how did ordinary people endure the heat before A.C. became a necessity?