Texas Housers focused on the impact of energy inequity for low-income households in summer 2023, when Texas faced one of the most extreme heat waves on record. We heard directly from renters and community organizations about the challenges that low-income renters were facing. We witnessed story after story about lack of access to working air conditioning during extreme heat conditions, and even deaths caused by lack of reliable AC. Texas Housers released a report, Renters, Air Conditioning, and Extreme Heat in Texas, in 2023, which examines the gaps in ensuring that low-income renters have access to working air conditioning. This lead us to keep this issue present on our minds and organize our ‘Energy Equity and Housing’ Panel on February 23, 2024.
We would like to thank our great guests, Representative Sheryl Cole, Bobuchi Ken-Opurum, Director of Research Programs for the Texas Energy Poverty Research Institute (TEPRI), and energy advocate for low-income Texans Carol Biedrzycki. And most importantly, we would like to thank all of those who registered and attended the livestream. We are so appreciative of your time and your questions which made for a lively discussion.
You can watch Energy Equity and Housing Panel below!
