Notes
Outline
Hardships and Energy Burden
(illustrations from EOS paper,  forthcoming fall 2003)
a presentation to the WAP National Conference, Aug 20, 2003
1998 Census Data
on Energy and Other Hardships Offers Confirmation of Serious Consequences of High Energy Burdens!
Nine Hardships from the Census Studies
Slide 3
Incidence of  Hardships
It Never Rains, but Pours ..
How Hardships Converged in 1998
Households with Energy Hardship Plus 1 Other, the Combinations
How Hardships Converged in 1998
 Households with Energy Hardship Plus 2 Other, the Combinations
How Hardships Converged in 1998 Households with Energy Hardship Plus 4 Other, the Combinations
1997 Inability To Afford Energy, by WAP Eligibility
from Utility shutoffs in 1997  Rick LINK HERE TO FULL PAPER?
NO HEAT – UNABLE TO PAY UTILITY BILL
(1.12 Million, of whom 925 thousand lost electricity) 94% Eligible
NO HEAT – UNABLE TO PAY REPAIRS
(842 thousand) 85% Eligible
NO HEAT- UNABLE TO PAY FOR DELIVERED FUEL  (413 thousand)
99% Eligible
TOTAL, All Groups: 2,179,300
What Does It Take? Good Jobs at Good Wages of course, - but also:
$300 saved is 3% of average participant income, a 23% drop in Energy Burden! A little change can make a BIG difference.
A crisis avoided = Stability to Build Self Sufficiency
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