Low Income Consumer Utility Issues: A National Perspective

Eisenberg, J

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

关键词: Energy Demand;    29 Energy Planning, Policy And Economy;    Low Income Groups;    32 Energy Conservation, Consumption, And Utilization;    Cost Benefit Analysis;   

DOI  :  10.2172/814593
RP-ID  :  ORNL/SUB/00-4000002572/01
RP-ID  :  AC05-00OR22725
RP-ID  :  814593

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report has been prepared to provide low-income advocates and other stakeholders information on the energy burden faced by low-income customers and programs designed to alleviate that burden in various states. The report describes programs designed to lower payments, manage arrearages, weatherize and provide other energy efficiency measures, educate consumers, increase outreach to the target It discusses the costs and benefits of the population, and evaluate the programs. various options--to the degree this information is available--and describes attempts to quantify benefits that have heretofore not been quantified. The purpose of this report is to enable the low-income advocates and others to assess the options and design program most suitable for the citizens of their states or jurisdictions. It is not the authors' intent to recommend a particular course of action but, based on our broad experience in the field, to provide the information necessary for others to do so. We would be happy to answer any questions or provide further documentation on any of the material presented herein. The original edition of this report was prepared for the Utah Committee on Consumer Services, pursuant to a contract with the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC), to provide information to the Utah Low-Income Task Force established by the Utah Public Service, Commission. Attachment 1 is drawn from NCLC's 1998 Supplement to its Access to Utility Services; NCLC plans to update this list in 2001, and it will be available then from NCLC. This report has been updated by the authors for this edition.