Utility Disconnection Protections
Impact: As outlined in this recent blog post of ours, this tool has helped inform several states' discussions about how to update their disconnection protections. One such state is Virginia, which recently introduced their HB 906 that provides one of the most comprehensive sets of heating and cooling protections to households of all states.
Researchers: Sanya Carley and David Konisky
Summary:
Research that I co-lead with David Konisky at the Energy Justice Lab focuses on utility disconnections, and the design of policies to help households avoid the fate of disconnections. Our team runs the Utility Disconnections Dashboard (https://utilitydisconnections.org/index.html), where one can explore interactive data on disconnections as well as state disconnection protection policies.