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Publications

LIHEAP Clearinghouse Publications

REACH

Residential Energy Assistance: Effectiveness of Demonstration Program as Yet Undetermined, U.S. General Accounting Office, August 2001

REACH Program Evaluations
Alaska 1998	Pennsylvania 2000
Georgia 2002	Rhode Island 2002
Massachusetts 2002	Washington 2000
Montana 2000	Wisconsin 2003
New Hampshire 2003

Detailed REACH Program Descriptions

Leveraging

LIHEAP Clearinghouse Memorandum 820: Background on LIHEAP Leveraging Incentive Program (April 2009)

LIHEAP Clearinghouse Memorandum 880: LIHEAP Negotiations With Non-Regulated Fuel Vendors: Fixed Margin Programs, Discounts, Summer Fill, Fuel Cooperatives (December 2009)

LIHEAP Clearinghouse Memorandum 865: Fuel Funds (April 2009)

Low Income Line Leveraging Update Series, Vol. 2 No. 3, September 1997

Benefits / Eligibility

"Targeting LIHEAP Benefits: State Strategies Based on Household Income, Energy Burden and Heating Costs," (February 2002)

LIHEAP Clearinghouse Memorandum 440: Subsidized Housing and LIHEAP (December 2007)

Other LIHEAP Publications

Other agencies and organizations that publish LIHEAP or low-income energy related publications are listed below, along with their most recent publications, if available.

Division of Energy Assistance/ US Department of Health and Human Services: LIHEAP information for grantees and the general public, publishes annual Reports to Congress and annual Home Energy Notebook

• 2006 LIHEAP Report to Congress
• 2007 Home Energy Notebook
• Frequently Asked Questions (professionals)
• Frequently Asked Questions (general public)

Department of Energy/ Weatherization Assistance Program: General information about the WAP, guidance for grantees

Weatherization Assistance Program Technical Assistance Center: Technical information about the program for practitioners and energy conservation professionals

• 2008 Funding Survey for WAP

National Energy and Utility Affordability Conference: Conference presentations focus on LIHEAP, weatherization, other low-income energy programs.

• 2009 Conference presentations
• 2008 Conference presentations

National Consumer Law Center: Resources on low-income energy and other utility programs, information geared to legal professionals and advocates.

• May 2009 Testimony of NCLC on LIHEAP appropriations

National Energy Assistance Directors’ Association: Represents state LIHEAP directors, conducts research on need for LIHEAP, provides program statistics

• Record Number of Households Receive Energy Assistance /Shut-Offs Exceed 4.3 Million
  Households in 2009
• 2005 National Energy Assistance Survey

National Fuel Funds Network: Surveys, information about and for private and charitable assistance programs

National Community Action Foundation: Updates on LIHEAP, weatherization and CSBG funding, legislative changes

Economic Opportunity Studies: A wide range of studies on low-income affordability issues.

• The Burden of FY 2008 Residential Energy Bills on Low-Income Consumers
• National Surveys of W.A.P. and LIHEAP Leveraging

Energy Programs Consortium: Represents state weatherization and community service programs directors; energy policy directors, state public service commissioners; and energy assistance directors. Conducts research on their behalf.

• Bringing Residential Energy Efficiency to Scale Implementing a National Residential Energy Efficiency Program

Fisher Sheehan and Colton: A consulting firm with broad expertise in low-income energy affordability and efficiency programs

• FSC Quarterly Newsletter
• Annual Home Energy Affordability Gap

APPRISE: Evaluates and publishes papers on varied lo- income energy programs

• Colorado Low-Income Energy Assistance Delivery Study (2009)

Campaign for Home Energy Assistance: Information to inform policy makers on the need for LIHEAP

• 2008 LIHEAP Fact Sheets

American Gas Association: Periodic reports, testimony on the need for LIHEAP

• LIHEAP and Energy Efficiency Programs are Essential to Help At-Risk, Low-income Consumers cope with increasing energy costs (December 2008) 

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