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☆ Extreme heat is making residential power cutoffs by utilities a matter of life and death, and new political target
  + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Kevin Williams | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +5 min
That's when Virginia joins the small but growing ranks of states protecting disconnects during extreme heat. "We have to account for extreme heat outside the normal months of the year that are increasingly hotter now," Aird said. I predict we will see more places experiencing heat crises and heat emergencies. Nearly three million people have their electricity shut off annually because they cannot afford to pay monthly bills, according to the Energy Justice Lab. A majority of states (40) have statutory-based utility disconnection protections that cover specific times of year and vulnerable populations, according to the Energy Justice Lab.
Persons: Virginia sweltering, Lashrecse Aird, Aird, David Konisky, Konisky Organizations: Indiana University, Energy Justice Lab, Energy Justice, Energy, Washington D.C Locations: Virginia, That's, Petersburg
☆ Power shutoffs: Sweltering Americans have fewer protections this summer
  + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Tami Luhby | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +6 min
Despite the growing concern of heat-related illnesses and climate change, people have far fewer protections from power shutoffs during the summer than they do in the winter. The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, known as LIHEAP, has about $6 billion in funds for fiscal 2023, which runs through September. The association is calling on Congress to provide an additional $3 billion for cooling assistance this summer, which would help about 6 million households. And it is asking utilities to voluntarily suspend shutoffs this summer for those behind on their bills. Florida Power & Light, for instance, has a longstanding policy that it won’t disconnect customers if it’s 95 degrees or higher.
Persons: David Konisky, ”, Konisky, Mark Wolfe, That’s, Wolfe, it’s, Bianca Soriano, Soriano Organizations: New, New York CNN, National Weather Service, Center for Energy, National Energy Assistance, Association, Energy, Indiana University, Centers for Disease Control, Income, Energy Assistance, Lawmakers, US Energy Information Administration, Louisiana —, Florida, Customers Locations: New York, United States, Washington, DC, Delaware, Nevada, Colorado , Missouri, New Jersey, Texas, Louisiana, Florida
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