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IMPACT AREA Affordability TOPIC Utility bills, assistance REGION State, Utility AFFORDABILITY PATHWAY Household Protections OVERSIGHT Utility Commission, Energy Offices POLICY MECHANISM Legislation, Regulation policy OVERVIEW Challenge Roughly a quarter of  households across the country are “energy-burdened,” meaning they pay more than 6% of their income towards energy bills.1 Urban low-income households pay an average of […]

IMPACT AREA Affordability TOPIC Utility bills, assistance REGION Local, State, Utility, Federal AFFORDABILITY PATHWAY Household protections OVERSIGHT State social service agencies, energy offices, utility commissions POLICY MECHANISM Legislation, regulation Policy OVERVIEW Challenge In 2020, more than one-quarter of all households and 41% of renters in the U.S. experienced energy insecurity. About one in 10 households

IMPACT AREA Affordability, transparency TOPIC Power sector, utility bills, financing REGION state, Regional, Federal AFFORDABILITY PATHWAY Funding/Financing OVERSIGHT State government, public utility commissions POLICY MECHANISM Legislation, regulation Policy OVERVIEW Challenge The skyrocketing energy demands of data centers and other energy-intensive new loads, such as cryptocurrency mining and advanced manufacturing, are straining the electric grid. The

IMPACT AREA Climate mitigation, environment, public health, affordability TOPIC Air quality, greenhouse gas emissions, water, remediation REGION State, Local AFFORDABILITY PATHWAY Funding/Financing OVERSIGHT State revenue and/or environmental regulatory agencies POLICY MECHANISM Legislation, litigation Policy OVERVIEW Challenge States and local governments face growing costs to infrastructure, public health, and basic services resulting from climate change.1 Resources

IMPACT AREA Affordability, resilience, climate mitigation, green jobs TOPIC Utility bills REGION State, Federal, Utility AFFORDABILITY PATHWAY Decarbonization OVERSIGHT State social service agencies, energy offices, green banks POLICY MECHANISM Legislation PolicY OVERVIEW Challenge Although solar installations have been trending up among low- and moderate-income households, they are doing so at a slower pace that higher-income

IMPACT AREA Affordability, green jobs TOPIC Infrastructure, energy transition, greenhouse gas emissions, utility bills, renters REGION Local, State AFFORDABILITY PATHWAY Decarbonization OVERSIGHT State energy and/or environmental protection offices POLICY MECHANISM Legislation, regulation policy OVERVIEW Challenge Households unable to install rooftop solar because of cost considerations, roof condition, or renter status are typically denied access to

IMPACT AREA Affordability, resilience, public health, green jobs, climate mitigation TOPIC Housing, energy transition, greenhouse gas emissions, utility bills REGION Local, State, Federal AFFORDABILITY PATHWAY Decarbonization OVERSIGHT State social service agencies, energy offices POLICY MECHANISM Legislation OVERVIEW Challenge Among residential energy uses, space and water heating account for approximately 60% of total energy use.1 Yet

IMPACT AREA Public health, affordability, resilience, climate mitigation, shelter, safety, green jobs TOPIC Housing, utility bills REGION State, Federal AFFORDABILITY PATHWAY Decarbonization OVERSIGHT State social service agencies, energy offices POLICY MECHANISM Legislation OVERVIEW Challenge The U.S. housing stock has a median age of 44 years, higher than at any other time in U.S. history.1 Over

IMPACT AREA Affordability, shelter, resilience, safety, climate mitigation, green jobs TOPIC Housing, utility bills, renters, energy transition, greenhouse gas emissions, air quality, disaster preparedness, assistance REGION Local, State, Federal AFFORDABILITY PATHWAY Decarbonization OVERSIGHT State housing agencies, U.S. Departments of Energy and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) POLICY MECHANISM Legislation OVERVIEW Challenge Weatherization is an effective

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