Heat Smart Blog 1 in 4 U.S. Households Are Held Back By a High Energy Burden.

Energy Burden Higher For Those Who Can Least Afford It When you spend 35% of your income on energy, you don’t have much left for food and medicine. Meanwhile, government budget cuts eviscerate safety net programs and hundreds of thousands lose access to basic necessities. How can America’s poor reduce energy use? Expensive energy-saving strategies … Continue reading 1 in 4 U.S. Households Are Held Back By a High Energy Burden.