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Arrearage Management Programs (AMPs) are a type of utility affordabilty program that helps households to stay current on their utility bills. This opinion piece from Utility Dive explains why both consumer advocates and utility companies suppport AMPs.
In this letter, a coalition of leading national health, environmental and consumer organizations call on the Administration to develop a Data Center Health Protection Pledge and urged Congress to ensure that health costs are addressed alongside electricity costs as it considers how to respond to rapid AI data center growth.
This is a Maryland coalition letter to the MD PSC urging emergency regulations to implement a 2025 law that amends the existing law regarding gas utility infrastructure replacement in the name of public safety. The 2025 law places an emphasis on cost recovery for dempnstrated reasonable an prudent investments that include customer benefits, cost-effective options…
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These Leadership Conference Lifeline Reply Sign On Comments address proposals that would make it harder for low-income households to obtain Lifeline benefits. These comments oppose the proposal to require Lifeline applicants to provide their full social security number and the proposal that would put Lifeline out of the reach of those who do not live…
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This is an NRDC prepared sign on letter to Ranking Member DeLauro and Ranking Member Kaptur asking that they ensure Dept of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy is adequately funded and to protect the office’s efficiency and renewables mandate. Recent DOE actions have been to dilute the office’s focus and programs by…
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This is a public interest sign on letter to House and Senate appropriators to save the $2.75 billion in funding for the Digital Equity Act programs which would fund digital literacy, broadband affordability and connected devices for underserved communities. The administration illegally cancelled the IIJA funds for these critical programs to close the digital divide.…
These are brief comments to HHS requesting that the agency retain the collection of data on LIHEAP recipients regarding race, ethnicity and sex and urging HHS to make the data available in its LIHEAP Data Warehouse.
This sign on letter is part of a TURN campaign to fight ACA -9, a bill that would remove the state utility commission’s jurisdiction over telecommunications providers. CA has the most robust state Lifeline low-income program that is administered by the CPUC. The CPUC is also active with telecom merger reviews and ensuring that all…
These written comments to the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities oppose adding increased fixed charges to utility bills.
The letter is about the failure of a regulated gas company in MD (WGL) to comply with state law regarding gas infrastructure replacement, Next Generation Energy Act (modifies the STRIDE law), to prioritize safety and demonstrate cost effectiveness, including repair of gas lines over replacement. Marylanders are overpaying for gas because of industry abuses that…
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Strong consumer protection policies and program designs should be incorporated into emerging energy efficiency and resilience projects in order to promote affordability and access. These policies support community resilience and housing security and provide a basis for stronger energy financing solutions. They also strengthen the delivery of government programs. Robust consumer protections ensure that strong…
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This letter urges the Los Angeles City Council to prohibit landlords from using Ratio Utility Billing System (RUBS) to calculate utility bills in master-metered rental housing.
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