According to a 2014 report, more than 300,000 Connecticut households struggle to pay their energy bills. In fact, the average low-income household owes rougly $2,560 more in annual energy bills than it can actually afford.
This hour, we take a closer look at the state’s energy affordability gap. Later, we also check in on local and national efforts to end chronic homelessness.
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Event info:
Rosanne Haggerty will speak on May 19, 2015 from 8:00 to 10:00 am at an open house for the Christian Community Action’s ARISE Center in New Haven.
GUESTS:
- Sen. Bob Duff - Connecticut's Senate Majority Leader
- Pat Wrice - Executive Director of Operation Fuel, Inc.
- Susan Campbell - Writer and contributor to The Hartford Courant
- Rosanne Haggerty? - President and CEO of Community Solutions
John Dankosky, Catie Talarski, and Chion Wolf contributed to this show.