energy bills

Cities in Ohio want to use the same clean-energy financing company that saddled Missouri homeowners with debt

BY: - July 14, 2021

By Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica This story was originally published by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive their biggest stories as soon as they’re published. This story was co-published with The Cincinnati Enquirer.  For five years, economic development officials in Toledo, Ohio, have operated a pilot program that allows […]

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Energy is a basic need, and many Americans are struggling to afford it in the COVID-19 recession

BY: and - July 31, 2020

Several months into the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, lower-income families are struggling to pay their energy bills. That’s a big concern during extreme events like summer heat waves, which can be deadly – especially for elderly people, young children, people of color and the poor. We ran a nationally representative survey in May 2020 of U.S. […]