By Maxx Chatsko American electricity prices have lagged broader inflation in the past decade. That trend is quickly reversing. Inflation remained red hot last month. Although gasoline prices have fallen, stickier energy prices are still a concern for the economy. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the consumer price index increased 8.3% in August 2022 from the year-earlier period. That’s lower than the peak (so far) from June 2022, primarily because gasoline prices have declined throughout the summer. Stripping out food and energy categories delivered a core-CPI print of 6.3%, which w…