Archive for December, 2011

Hartford, Conn. — There continues to be a significant gap between what Connecticut’s lower income households pay for energy bills and what they actually can afford. According to the Home Energy Affordability Gap: Connecticut (2011) Report, which was released on Thursday by Operation Fuel during a news conference at the state capitol, the problem is increasingly affecting more and more households with moderate incomes.

Connecticut’s annual home energy affordability gap is now $505 million. Lower-income families and senior citizens currently face a home energy affordability gap – the difference between what households can afford to pay and what they actually owe for their annual energy bills – of nearly $2,200 per household.  In 2010, the state’s annual energy affordability gap was $480 million or about $2,000 per household.

“It’s extremely distressing that Connecticut’s lower income households are continuing to lose ground in their efforts to keep up with their energy bills,” said Operation Fuel Executive Director, Patricia Wrice.  “We continue to see more moderate income households that need emergency energy assistance.”

Please click here for the full press release.
Please click here to view the 2011 Connecticut Home Energy Affordability Gap Study.
Please click here to listen to Operation Fuel’s PSA.

Many thanks to American Eagle Federal Credit Union, who dropped off a check for $2,500.00 on November 22, 2011 to help families in Connecticut stay warm this winter!