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2006 LIEN and AHAC Conference Low-Income Energy Plan for Peterborough City and County (John Todd, ERA) May 26, 2006. Report Table of Contents. Background Methodology Models for Energy Assistance Goals of AHAC’s EAP for Low Income Clients Existing Local Financial Assistance Services
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2006 LIEN and AHAC ConferenceLow-Income Energy Plan for Peterborough City and County (John Todd, ERA)May 26, 2006
Report Table of Contents • Background • Methodology • Models for Energy Assistance • Goals of AHAC’s EAP for Low Income Clients • Existing Local Financial Assistance Services • Identification of Candidate Programs • Program Selection and Consistency with AHAC Energy Assistance Plan Goals • Program Cost Analysis • Crisis Prevention Measures Summary • EAP Implementation Plan • Establishing a Comprehensive Energy Assistance Plan Elenchus Research Associates
Background • AHAC, as a representative of the City of Peterborough, retained Elenchus Research Associates to advise on the creation and implementation of an integrated Energy Assistance Plan (EAP) focused on the needs of its most vulnerable citizens • Builds on: Energy Assistance Plan for Low Income Households in Peterborough City and County: Background Report, September 20 Prepared by Peterborough Social Planning Council for the Policy & Issues Sub-Committee, Affordable Housing Action Committee (AHAC) Elenchus Research Associates
Mean home heating and home cooling expenditures by all households, non low income households, low income households, and LIHEAP recipient households, FY 2003 Elenchus Research Associates
Mean individual burden of heating and cooling expenditures for all households, non low income households, low income households, and LIHEAP recipient households, FY 2003 Elenchus Research Associates
EAP Policy Categories Reactive Strategies Emergency Assistance Transition Assistance Crisis Prevention Preventive Strategies Consumer Protections Elenchus Research Associates
Specific Goals of EAP Measures Programs/strategies must: • target and be accessible to all low income and vulnerable households • address the financial burden that energy places on household budgets as that burden evolves from significant to crisis proportions. • conform to at least one of the categories noted in the model for an EAP. • be practical, reasonable, and cost effective. • contribute to improving the welfare of low income and vulnerable customers. • address at least one of the recommendations outlined in the Recommendation Report Elenchus Research Associates
Final EAP Measures Elenchus Research Associates
Low Income Customer Savings (1) Elenchus Research Associates
Low Income Customer Savings (2) Elenchus Research Associates
PUS Cost/Saving Comparison (1) Elenchus Research Associates
PUS Cost/Saving Comparison (2) Elenchus Research Associates