10 Questions
True or false:Low-income and rural populations spend a maximum of 10% of their income on energy.
False
True or false: In 2015, over 25 million people skipped meals to pay for energy.
True
True or false: Families with high energy burdens are less likely to have heart disease and asthma.
False
True or false: RETI is a for-profit organization that works to alleviate energy burdens.
False
True or false: The US spends over $3 billion a year on energy bill payment assistance, but there is a $47 billion home-energy affordability gap.
True
True or false: Building energy equity and resilience into communities can help families reclaim 20% of their income.
True
True or false: Microgrid technology, clean technology, and energy efficiency cannot improve energy access and affordability.
False
True or false: High energy burdens affect all demographics equally.
False
True or false: Energy burdens are a systemic issue that cannot be addressed through sustainable partnerships.
False
True or false: Families with high energy burdens never have to make impossible choices, such as choosing between medicine and energy.
False
Study Notes
- Low-income and rural populations can spend 20-30% of their income on energy.
- Over 25 million people skipped meals to pay for energy in 2015.
- High energy burdens disproportionately affect people of color and those in certain professions.
- Families with high energy burdens have a greater likelihood of conditions like heart disease and asthma.
- The nonprofit RETI works to alleviate energy burdens through community workshops and connecting neighborhoods to clean energy solutions.
- The US spends over $3 billion a year on energy bill payment assistance, but there is a $47 billion home-energy affordability gap.
- Building energy equity and resilience into communities can improve public health and help families reclaim 20% of their income.
- Microgrid technology, clean technology, and energy efficiency can dramatically improve energy access and affordability.
- High energy burdens present impossible and perilous choices for families, such as choosing between medicine and energy.
- Energy burdens are a systemic issue that can be addressed through technology and sustainable partnerships.
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