Preventing Energy Poverty: Affordable Energy Access for Vulnerable Communities
This act aims to ensure all citizens have access to affordable and reliable energy, especially for communities at risk of energy poverty. It mandates analyzing the impact of regulations on energy costs for these groups and restricts actions that could increase these costs. This is intended to help maintain citizens' financial security and health.
Key points
The government will study how current regulations affect electricity, heating, and fuel prices for low-income, minority, rural, and elderly communities.
Criteria will be developed to identify which communities are experiencing energy poverty, to better target assistance.
New energy regulations will be reviewed to ensure they do not disproportionately increase costs for the most vulnerable groups.
Presidential actions that could raise energy costs or lead to job losses in at-risk communities will require prior impact studies.
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