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Low-income
households spend nearly 14% of their total annual income
on energy compared to the average household, which spends
only 3.5% of their annual income, on average, on energy.
Energy costs are high and getting higher, causing low-income
families to cut back on other necessities to pay their
energy bills.
Impact:
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NMIC
has weatherized 12,357 low-income apartments in 385
buildings within the neighborhoods of Washington-Heights,
Inwood, Marble Hill, Harlem and the Lower East Side.
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Weatherization
reduces average annual energy costs by $300 to $350
per household, at current prices.
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Studies
show that Weatherization can provide low-income households,
utility ratepayers, and society as a whole with $1.48
in non-energy benefits for each dollar invested in energy
efficiency. These benefits range from reduced unemployment
in low-income neighborhoods to lower air pollution to
reduced health care costs. The same dollar yields $1.30
in direct energy benefits to the low-income household,
thereby creating a $2.78 return on every dollar invested,
at current prices. As energy costs increase, the average
savings per home increases accordingly.
For
more information: Contact Dan Rieber at
or 212-822-8338.
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