The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) recently launched a webpage – “State Energy Costs for Families”
–that highlights some of the challenges that millions of economically
vulnerable Americans face as a result of rising energy costs. The
project compiles data for 31 states from the Energy Information
Administration (EIA). It’s important to note that energy prices affect families differently
and are highly regressive in nature. More specifically, those with low
and fixed incomes typically spend greater percentages of their take home
pay on energy than those with higher incomes. Policymakers should be
cognizant of this fact when evaluation any proposed energy or
environmental policy matter. Several studies and analyses
have shown, for instance, that EPA’s proposed Clean Power Plan will
have devastating economic consequences, including rising electricity
rates and natural gas prices. In the commonwealth of Virginia, where ALEC is headquartered, 40 percent of households have incomes below $50,000.
On average, these families spend an estimated 17 percent of their after
tax incomes on residential and transportation energy. Additionally,
over the past 10 years, residential electricity prices in Virginia have
increased by 11 and 35 percent in real and current dollars,
respectively.
State-by-state analyses are linked here.
The one for NM is here.
Issues of concern to people who live in the west: property rights, water rights, endangered species, livestock grazing, energy production, wilderness and western agriculture. Plus a few items on western history, western literature and the sport of rodeo... Frank DuBois served as the NM Secretary of Agriculture from 1988 to 2003. DuBois is a former legislative assistant to a U.S. Senator, a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Interior, and is the founder of the DuBois Rodeo Scholarship.
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