Energy Insecurity

Noun

An inability to adequately meet basic household energy needs, this paper outlines the key dimensions of energy insecurity-economic, physical and behavioral- and related adverse environmental, health and social consequences.

The Clean Power Prescription (CPP), a BMC program that connects energy-insecure patients with access to solar credits from a 356 kilowatt solar array on the roof of BMC administrative building at 960 Mass Avenue. The goal is to reduce utility burden and improve health outcomes by addressing the drivers of energy hardship. Learn more here: https://www.bmc.org/clean-power-prescription-program

 

Source

PubMed

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5114037/