Report: Despite Progress, Low-Income Households Underserved by Utilities’ Efficiency Programs

Washington, DC—Gas and electric utilities have substantially increased energy efficiency investments for low-income customers in recent years, but most programs still serve a disproportionately small share of these households, according to a new report from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE). About 27.5% of all U.S. households are low-income, but they receive only about 13% of electric and gas utility energy efficiency spending, showing the communities with the greatest need are not receiving equitable funding.