Virginia Poverty Law Center Affordable Clean Energy Project

The Affordable Clean Energy Project (ACEP), an initiative of the Virginia Poverty Law Center (VPLC), gives a voice to low income Virginians in collaboration with other organizations on the impacts of energy costs, and expresses the need and potential for energy efficiency measures specific to low-income and undeserved communities coping with current and rising energy utility costs.

On average Virginia households experience an already higher than average electricity burden of 3.1%, compared to a national average of 2.7%. “Electricity burden” is the percentage amount of your household income that is spent on electricity costs. Virginian’s higher than average electricity burden is unaffordable for over 75% of Virginia’s households.