May 31, 2016
By:
Walter G. Wright
Category:
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
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The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy released a report titled Lifting the High Energy Burden in America’s Largest Cities: How Energy Efficiency Can Improve Low Income and Underserved Communities (“Report”).
A co-sponsor of the Report included Energy Efficiency for All and it is authored by Ariel Drehobl and Lauren Ross.
The Report measures the energy burdens in 48 of the United States largest cities.
The Report concludes that low-income households pay proportionately more than the average household for energy costs. It includes and builds on research analysis undertaken by Fisher Sheehan & Colton and data generated by the United States Census Bureau’s 2011 and 2013 American Housing Survey.
The Report also identifies strategies that it believes could alleviate high energy burdens focusing on policies and programs to increase the impact of energy efficiency initiatives in the referenced communities.
The Report includes chapters addressing:
- Causes and Effects of High Energy Burden
- The United States Home Energy Burden Landscape
- Policies and Programs to Address High Energy Burdens
- Benefits of Investing in Energy Efficiency in Low-Income Communities
- Strategies for Improving Energy Efficiency in Low-Income Communities
The Appendices address:
- Sample Sizes
- City Median Energy Burdens
- Energy Burdens at the Median and Highest Energy Burden Quartile, by City
- Households with Energy Burden At Least Twice the City Median
- Regional Energy Burden
Click here to download a copy of the Report.
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