Leg Must Pass NY HEAT to Save NY Families $75/Month

As Albany leadership claims affordability is top priority in fight against climate change, they can alleviate crushing energy bills for low-income families ASAP, or let them suffer sky-high summer cooling costs

ALBANY, NY (05/23/2023) (readMedia)-- On Tuesday, May 23, elected officials will join 100+ advocates at the NY State Capitol to demand the NYS Legislature pass NY HEAT before the end of session. NY HEAT would cap energy bills at 6% of household income for low- and middle- income families, saving them on average $75 per month. Low-income New Yorkers are the most impacted by volatile gas prices and high energy bills, paying three times more of their income on energy bills than non-low income households. On top of the $75/monthly savings, NY HEAT gets rid of the unfair 100 foot rule, which forces hardworking families to pay for subsidized gas hookups for new customers to the tune of $200 million every year. As New Yorkers face utility rate hikes, the group will demand NYS leadership pass NY HEAT to make energy – a basic necessity – affordable for all families.

**This event will be livestreamed**

WHO:

Senator Liz Krueger, NY HEAT Senate Sponsor; Assemblymember Patricia Fahy, NY HEAT Assembly Sponsor; Senator Kristen Gonzalez; Senator Michelle Hinchey; Senator Brian Kavanagh; Senator Lea Webb; Assembly Member Sarahana Shrestha; Senator Nathalia Fernandez; Assembly Member Emily Gallagher; Assembly Member Anna Kelles; Assembly Member Tony Simone; Assembly Member Steve Otis; Senator Julia Salazar; Assembly Member Harvey Epstein; Assembly Member Jo Anne Simon; Assembly Member Steven Raga; Assembly Member Taylor Darling; Assembly Member Dana Levenberg; Assembly Member Chris Burdick; Sonal Jessel, Policy Director of WE ACT;  Alycia Bacon, Organizer w/Mothers Out Front NY and member of NY Renews; Merton Simpson, Co-chair SHARE
WHAT:

 Advocates and Electeds demand NYS legislature save New Yorkers $$ by passing NY HEAT before end of session
WHEN: Tuesday May 23, 2023 at 12:30PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
WHERE: NYS Capitol, Million Dollar Staircase
State St. and, Washington Ave
Albany, New York 12242
NOTES:

 This event will be livestreamed: https://www.facebook.com/RenewableHeatNow