Op-Ed in the Hill: U.S. needs a national cooling strategy
By NEADA’s Mark Wolfe and the Yale School of Medicine’s Dr. Peter Kahn
House Subcommittee Increases Funding for LIHEAP to $4 Billion
The House Subcommittee on Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations approved their funding bill for FY 2023. The bill increases funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) from $3.8 billion in FY 2022 to $4 billion for FY 2023. These additional funds will help states address rising home energy costs, which are expected to remain high …
Op-Ed by Mark Wolfe on How to Help Families Pay Their Cooling Bills
Treat cooling the same way we treat heating
NEADA Summer Electricity Outlook
Electricity prices are expected to increase significantly this summer
43 Senators Sign Letter Calling for Additional LIHEAP Funds
On May 25, a bipartisan group of 43 Senators sent a letter to Senators Patty Murray, Chair, and Roy Blunt, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Related Agencies requesting “the highest level of funding possible” for LIHEAP in fiscal year 2023. The letter highlights the importance of …
NEADA House Testimony Calls for $5.1B for LIHEAP, $1B for LIHWAP
NEADA submitted written testimony last week to the House Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education in support of fiscal year (FY) 23 funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and Low Income Home Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP). NEADA requested that the subcommittee provide $5.1 billion for LIHEAP to address …
Op-Ed by Mark Wolfe Calls on Congress to Address Unaffordable Energy Costs
Struggling US families face a wave of power shutoffs
Press Release: Families are Drowning in Utility Debt
NEADA Calls for Additional Funding for Energy Assistance