New Report Details How Community Solar Programs Can Reduce Energy Costs for Low-Income People and Address Climate Change
A new report looks at existing community solar models, best practices, and state policies.
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Community Solar: Expanding Access and Safeguarding Low-Income Families
This report will provide states with model community solar consumer protections to ensure equitable outcomes for low-income participants.
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Rooftop Solar: Consumer Protection Recommendations
This issue brief lists some of the reported problems and consumer risks of rooftop solar agreements and provides policy recommendations to address these concerns for all consumers.
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Maryland Energy Efficiency Advocates Comments to Maryland Public Service Commission Regarding a Low-Income Affordability Program
The Maryland Energy Efficiency Advocates filed comments regarding the establishment of a low-income affordability program.
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Illinois Commerce Commission Approves Robust Discounted Utility Rates
Income-Based Utility Rates Will Help Financially Struggling Gas Utility Customers Across Illinois and Offer Powerful Model for Other States CHICAGO – The National Consumer Law Center (NCLC), its client, Community Organizing and Family Issues (COFI), and Legal Action Chicago (LAC) today applauded three decisions issued by the Illinois Commerce Commission that, for the first time…
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Congress Must Extend Affordable Connectivity Program Funding to Keep Kids Connected
This school year, if Congress doesn’t act, millions of households that currently have broadband internet access could lose it.
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Utility Dive: The American power system is changing. How can electricity rates keep up?
As the industry prepares for the electrification of different sectors of the economy, Kavya Balaraman at Utility Dive sat down with experts, including NCLC senior attorney Charlie Harak, for a look at new ways to make electricity rates more equitable. There are more direct ways in which regulators can help keep energy more affordable –…
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New Resources for Frontline Groups Engaged in State Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) and Digital Equity Plans
The National Consumer Law Center and the United Church of Christ Media Justice Ministry produced a new State Digital Justice Advocacy Toolkit that contains resources to help frontline groups that are working to provide broadband and communication assistance to incarcerated people, people with disabilities, low-income households, veterans, aging and rural populations, people facing language barriers,…
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State Digital Justice Advocacy Toolkit
The National Consumer Law Center and the United Church of Christ Media Justice Ministry produced a new State Digital Justice Advocacy Toolkit that contains resources to help frontline groups that are working to provide broadband and communication assistance to incarcerated people, people with disabilities, low-income households, veterans, aging and rural populations, people facing language barriers,…
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Testimony in Support of S.2106/H.3196, An Act Relative to Electric Ratepayer Protections
NCLC provided written testimony in support of Massachusetts legislation to end the sales of competitive retail electric supply to individual households. Due to a long history of deceptive sales practices and overpriced utility services, NCLC support this and similar measures.
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Op-ed in The Messenger: Extreme Weather Intensifies Need for Stronger Safeguards for Older and Medically Vulnerable
In an editorial appearing in The Messenger on August 8, 2023, Dr. Peter Kahn and Charlie Harak discuss utility shut-off protections for medically vulnerable customers and older adults, for whom access to electricity can be a matter of a life and death.
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Chicago Star: Illinois consumer advocates, utilities spar over potential energy price increases
Originally appearing in the Chicago Star on June 23, 2023, Andrew Adams discusses recent utility rate proposals with Karen Lusson. While gas utilities have included rate design proposals in their current rate cases, ComEd and Ameren will file electric rate design cases separately over the coming years, according to Lusson. The companies that have filed…
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