State Energy Officials Call for Increased Federal Funding for Energy Assistance, Weatherization and Energy Efficiency to Address Rising Energy Prices
Posted on: Wednesday, 5 December 2007, 18:00 CST
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was released by the National Energy Assistance Directors' Association:
Time: Friday, December 7, 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Place: Lisagor Room, National Press Club, Washington, DC Contact: Mark Wolfe, Executive Director National Energy Assistance Directors' Association 202-237-5199, cell, 202-320-9046 Sponsored by: National Energy Assistance Directors' Association National Association of State Community Services Programs National Association of State Energy Officials
Rising energy prices are placing an increasing burden on families. States are responding by offering grant assistance to help pay energy bills and grant and loan programs to help families reduce energy consumption by installing energy efficiency measures.
States can't do it alone. To address the immediate affordability concerns this winter, states are calling on the Congress to increase funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) by $1 billion, Weatherization by $41 million to $245 million and State Energy Program from $50 million to $65 million.
These state programs work in tandem to create a short and long term energy strategy that helps all sectors of the economy. For those who can afford to invest in the newest efficiency technologies, Energy Star appliances, Home Performance standards for housing, and investments in energy efficiency measures for the home are accessible and pay for themselves quickly. For those who don't have the resources, help is available through these programs so low-income Americans are not left "out in the cold" to access energy efficiency services for their homes.
State officials will:
-- Discuss the need for increased emergency federal funding this winter to help families maintain access to affordable energy as well as provide energy efficiency services to help reduce demand for energy.
-- Discuss grant and loan programs being offered by states to help families cope with high energy bills.
-- Release the results of a national survey on steps states are taking in the event that federal energy assistance funding is not increased to adjust to higher energy costs.
The press conference is being sponsored by: -- National Energy Assistance Directors' Association -- National Association of State Community Services Programs -- National Association of State Energy Officials
National Energy Assistance Directors? Association
CONTACT: Mark Wolfe, Executive Director, National Energy AssistanceDirectors' Association, +1-202-237-5199, +1-202-320-9046 (cell)
Source: PRNewswire-USNewswire
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