States Can Bring Down Unaffordable Utility Bills
States Must Create Energy Affordability Programs; Make Data Centers Cover Added Costs
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Clean Energy Financing Programs Expose Low-Income Customers to Substantial Risk
Lack of Affordability Analysis or Guarantee of Energy Savings Put Families at Risk of Utility Shutoff
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Report Calls for Ban on Utility Disconnections During Extreme Heat
Policymakers and regulators must make utility services more affordable and end disconnections in severe weather.
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New Data Shows Alarming Rise in Home Energy Insecurity
“These findings paint an alarming picture of the growing challenges families face in heating and cooling their homes and keeping the lights on."
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Digital Library: An Introduction to Ratio Utility Billing Systems for Tenant Advocates
This article discusses what RUBS billing is, what makes RUBS billing different, and how it may be worse for tenants than other types of utility billing.
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Governors, Legislators, and Utility Affordability: Broadening the Frame to Water
State leaders can address major water affordability challenges by protecting financially vulnerable customers, ensuring transparency, and providing dedicated state funding for water infrastructure.
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Associated Press: Voters’ anger at high electricity bills and data centers looms over 2026 midterms
Appearing in the Associated Press on November 8, 2025, Marc Levy and Jesse Bedayn talked to Jen Bosco, Managing Director of Energy Advocacy at the National Consumer Law Center about how voter anger over the cost of living is hurtling forward into next year’s midterm elections, when pivotal contests will be decided by communities that…
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Court Upholds Furnace Efficiency Standards Set to Cut Household Bills
A decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit today protects furnace efficiency standards set to reduce heating costs for many households.
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Local Non-Profits Need Community Service Block Grants to Deliver Critical Assistance
Locally led non-profits that help families and communities may have to close their doors without federal funding.
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MassLive: As summer heat gets deadlier, what to know about Mass. utility costs
Appearing in MassLive on September 22, 2025, Gustavo Atencio Flores talk to NCLC Senior Attorney Karen Lusson about how summers in the United States are getting deadlier, and how energy and utility experts recommend familiarizing yourself with your state’s utility laws. Karen Lusson, senior attorney at the National Consumer Law Center who focuses on energy…
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BBC: Overheating in heatwaves: How cool air is becoming a luxury many Americans can't afford
Appearing in BBC on Aug. 26, 2025, Miranda Green interviews Karen Lusson, senior attorney at NCLC for coverage of how climate change leads to hotter summer temperatures, breaking global heat records year after year and the health of Americans is at risk as people struggle to afford air conditioning (AC), which can help prevent heat-related illness and death.…
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In Illinois, Cash-Strapped Utility Customers Get Much Needed Relief
With New Rate, Illinois Commerce Commission Sets Gold Standard for Energy Affordability
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