Energy Poverty Prevention and Affordable Energy Access Act
This act aims to ensure all Americans, especially at-risk communities, have access to affordable and reliable energy. It requires federal policies to be analyzed for their impact on energy costs for these communities and mandates agencies to certify that their actions will not lead to energy poverty. Citizens can expect more transparency in energy decisions and potentially lower costs in the future.
Key points
Requires federal agencies to assess the impact of their actions on energy costs for low-income, minority, rural, elderly, and Native American communities.
Mandates agencies to publish statements certifying that new energy rules will not cause energy poverty.
Commissions a study on barriers to affordable energy access and recommendations to reduce energy poverty, including increasing energy production on federal lands.
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