States Can Bring Down Unaffordable Utility Bills
States Must Create Energy Affordability Programs; Make Data Centers Cover Added Costs
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What Georgia Can Do to Improve Energy Affordability
As utility bills continue to rise, policymakers must address the ongoing energy affordability crisis in Georgia.
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Lowering Household Utility Costs: A Policy Roadmap for State Action
As utility costs rise around the country, states must act quickly to adopt best practices for utility affordability. This issue brief provides a range of policies that can keep families connected to essential utility service and help maintain affordable home energy.
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Clean Energy Financing: Why Strong Consumer Protections for Tariffed On-Bill Financing Are Essential
Programs that allow utility customers to borrow for energy efficiency and renewable energy upgrades, and to repay the loan through a surcharge on the utility bill, add debt to already debt burdened families and put low-income households at risk. These programs, referred to as tariffed on-bill financing or “inclusive utility investment,” are loans made to…
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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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Energy Insecurity on the Rise: Preliminary Findings from the 2024 Residential Energy Consumption Survey
2024 Residential Energy Consumption Survey findings reflect a rise in home energy insecurity particularly among households of color, households in the South Census Region, and low-income households across the country. Recommendations include: implementation of enhanced bill assistance, energy efficiency, regulatory consumer protection programs and policies, along with investment in relatively low-cost renewable energy resources.
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Public Service Commission of Maryland Order on Limited Income Mechanism for Utility Customers
In this Order, the Commission provides guidance and direction pertaining to the Public Conference 59 (“PC 59”) Work Group’s Report on Proposed Limited Income Mechanism for Utility Customers. For the reasons detailed below, the Commission approves the general design of the proposed Limited Income Mechanism (“LIM”), recommends guidance on further details, and approves Phase II…
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Limited Income Mechanism for Utility Customers (Maryland)
This report was prepared for the Public Service Commission of Maryland by the PC59 Work Group, the Maryland Energy Advocates Coalition (MEAC), which includes the National Consumer Law Center. The Work Group developed and proposed a limited-income mechanism to help ensure customers have an energy burden of approximately 6%. The Work Group requests the Commission…
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Comments of the Maryland Energy Advocates Coalition On the Need and Proposals for a Low-Income Affordability Plan
On November 16, 2023, the Public Service Commission (Commission) issued a Notice establishing an Administrative Docket PC 59 to consider proposals for limited-income mechanisms for utility customers. The Maryland Energy Advocates Coalition (MEAC) submitted these comments in response. MEAC’s mission is to focus on the circumstances, needs and solutions for the low-income households and communities…
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Reply Comments of the Maryland Energy Advocates Coalition Regarding PC59
The Maryland Energy Advocates (MEAC) submitted extensive comments and a proposed framework for a low-income Affordability Plan on January 31, 2024. MEAC later submitted the following Reply Comments. These stakeholders are unified in supporting a statewide low income affordable rate plan and reject the idea that households should receive varying benefits based on the utility…
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