On Topic with IU -- Energy Insecurity in America

08/11/2021 25 min
On Topic with IU -- Energy Insecurity in America

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Episode Synopsis

Millions of Americans are at risk of having their utilities disconnected, says Dr. Sanya Carley, a professor and scholar at Indiana University's O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs.

Her latest research, Energy insecurity and the urgent need for utility disconnection protections finds that 24 percent of low-income survey respondents are energy insecure. She joins us to talk about those impacted, possible solutions, and much more.

You can read the study here:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0301421521005280#

More on Carley: https://oneill.indiana.edu/faculty-research/directory/profiles/faculty/full-time/carley-sanya.html

Find more from Carley and the O'Neill School's work in energy equity at the Energy Justice Lab:

https://energyjustice.indiana.edu