Nearly half of people in N.S. face energy poverty, group says. They want a 50% discount

Lisa Hayhurst’s apartment in north Dartmouth was built in the ’80s and has a few structural issues, including drafty windows that let out heat in the winter.“The energy bills, it’s crazy expensive. It can be up to $400 in the wintertime and then it’s a little cheaper in the summertime. It can be up to about two to three hundred,” she said.

On Tuesday, the Energy Poverty Task Force released its Energy Affordability Program Report, entitled A Way Forward. It states that energy poverty affects 43 per cent of households in Nova Scotia.The report lays out shortcomings in existing programs and presents a four-pronged strategy to lower the poverty rate.

Colton recommends the discount be applied to home energy bills on top of funding a more realistic arrears forgiveness system, implementing a crisis intervention fund and increasing home energy efficiency.

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