Energy poverty is a cross‐cutting policy issue, with implications for general poverty alleviation, health and social well-being, housing and climate change strategies.
Energy Cafe
We saw 1000 people in our pop-up Energy Cafes in Edmonton, giving home energy advice to people struggling to pay their utility bills.
Understanding Energy Poverty
Since 2014, All One Sky Foundation has taken a strategic approach to reducing energy poverty in Alberta by measuring the extent of the issue, understanding its main causes, gathering partners to influence energy poverty outcomes, and preparing an agenda to take action on the issue.
Our
Agenda
Understanding energy poverty and approaches to solving the issue in Alberta.
Our
Strategy
We gathered stakeholders to examine energy poverty outcomes and help prepare an agenda to take action on the issue.
Energy Conservation Programs for Energy Poor Households
The most cost-effective, sustainable solution to energy poverty is to improve the energy efficiency of energy-poor homes, starting with those most in need. All One Sky has developed community-based programs to help energy poor-individuals and families save energy, reduce their utility bills, and improve their quality of life.
Energy-Efficiency Tip Sheets for Apartments and Homes
People who attended the Energy Cafes found our home energy saving tip sheets extremely useful.
Energy Angels
We partnered with the City of Calgary Seniors Services Program between 2014-2015 to help weatherize the homes of low-income seniors. We provided funding to purchase water-efficient faucets and showerheads, weather stripping, window vinyl, CFL light bulbs, and City staff installed these measures in senior’s homes. Each senior was able to save, on average, $260 per year on utility costs.
Affordable Housing Energy Efficiency Demonstration Project
In 2014, we worked with The City of Calgary and the Calgary Housing Corporation to establish the business case for adding deep energy saving upgrades to renewal of one of its affordable housing properties in Calgary.