Energy Insecurity Mitigation: The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program and Other Low-Income Relief Programs in the US

Authors

Andrea Nishi, Columbia Law School, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
Diana Hernández, Columbia Law School, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
Michael B. Gerrard, Columbia Law SchoolFollow

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

2023

Abstract

Energy insecurity, defined as the “inability to meet basic household energy needs,” can be both a chronic and an acute problem. Chronic energy insecurity manifests as an inability to access or afford adequate supplies of energy, while acute energy insecurity arises when infrastructural, maintenance, environmental, or other external sources disrupt or impede access to energy. A substantial number of individuals and families across the United States experience energy insecurity, which can lead to a variety of adverse consequences including residential instability and poor health outcomes.

Disciplines

Environmental Law | Law

Center/Program

Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

Recommended Citation

Andrea Nishi, Diana Hernández & Michael B. Gerrard, Energy Insecurity Mitigation: The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program and Other Low-Income Relief Programs in the US, (2023).
Available at: https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/faculty_scholarship/4196

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