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In the face of unprecedented heat, free A/C units are a great start. But what about paying the monthly electricity bill? ▪ The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has reinitiated its summer cooling assistance program, providing complimentary air conditioning equipment and maintenance services to qualifying residents. ▪ This initiative, now in its third year, utilizes surplus funds from the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). ▪ Eligible households may receive air conditioning units, fans, or repairs to existing cooling systems, with the program's scope determined by the applicant's specific needs. ▪ However, unlike similar programs in other states, Pennsylvania's initiative does not subsidize electricity costs associated with increased air conditioning usage. ▪ Therefore, a significant challenge persists: many low-income households, despite having access to cooling equipment, struggle to manage the consequent increase in energy expenses. This is why Peoples Energy Analytics was founded. We work with utilities to help connect at-risk customers with the assistance they need to manage their monthly bills. Contact us to learn more. https://lnkd.in/e4T2gftj

To address the energy poverty problem we will need holistic solutions. This will involve combinations of weatherization, solar, and energy efficiency upgrades.

Creating scalable methods to find people at risk of heat stroke during these heat domes are vital to protecting renters, students, elderly, and low-income populations. We can do this for pennies on the dollar. https://lnkd.in/dCH-u-DT

Peoples Energy Analytics has been named a 2024 Startup to Watch! Thank you to the Pittsburgh Business Times, Jake Dabkowski, and Pittsburgh Inno for the honor. https://lnkd.in/gzXvnfaz We'd also like to congratulate Aquatonomy, CorePower Magnetics, D.Sole, Edulis Therapeutics, Efficient Computer, Friedlander Robert, KaliVir Immunotherapeutics, Lead-In Record Co. & Stack AV! An event will be held on Thursday, June 27, 2024 to showcase honorees. #PittsburghInno

Very honored to be spotlighted. When I decided to start Peoples Energy Analytics the whole goal was to make sure my academic research at Carnegie Mellon University didn't stay in a paper no one read. Then early on people told me that it would be hard to create a for-profit company that focused on improving the lives of people who had trouble paying their energy bills. Now that paper has been read by over 18,000 people and our company is getting customers. Looks like each utility we work with knows helping people pay their bills is good for business and good for the community. Hard to know if I'm in a wave or a movement, but I'm happy things are changing in the way we approach helping vulnerable households.

A reminder to watch those indoor heat levels. Phoenix made international headlines last summer for record heat. High temperatures at or above 110 degrees Fahrenheit for all but one day of July set a new record for the hottest month in a U.S. city. Extreme heat events have been made much more likely by climate change, a result of heat-trapping greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere when fossil fuels are burned for energy. Solutions include reducing energy use, improving efficiency and transitioning the grid to renewable sources like wind and solar. In Phoenix, 98% of homes have an air conditioning unit installed, making its housed residents generally more prepared for heat waves than people living in locations like the Northeast. Last summer's extremes still took their toll on Phoenix residents, who weather the highest annual cooling requirement of the nation's 50 largest cities. Smart meter data can really help find the household's at risk of high indoor temperatures. For more check out our work at https://lnkd.in/dCH-u-DT and the research by Destenie Nock, PhD https://lnkd.in/eQY9vnsc

Very excited that our founder and CEO Destenie Nock, PhD was honored as one of women founders in Pittsburgh chosen for the Chloe Capital cohort. One more step in Peoples Energy Analytics working to reduce unpaid energy bills while improving revenue recovery in electric and gas utilities.

Finding households for equitable heat pump deployment is key to achieving an equitable net-zero future.

Finding people struggling to pay their energy bills became more complicated after the pandemic. Using data and analytics to find these households is critical. This new paper shows how low income households experienced difficulty in meeting their energy needs during the pandemic. At Peoples Energy Analytics we have expanded our business solution to not only find households needing assistance, but also sign them up for energy assistance. Solving the energy poverty problem is complicated but doable. However it will take a ton of collaboration.

“Destenie has established herself as one of the thought leaders in energy justice with her impactful work in identifying metrics and developing approaches to address energy poverty,” says CEE Professor and Department Head Burcu Akinci. “This is a well-deserved award and recognition for Destenie.” Destenie Nock, CEO of Peoples Energy Analytics and a professor of engineering, was honored with the prestigious George Tallman Ladd Research Award in recognition of her exceptional work in the domains of energy transitions and justice and her significant contributions in redefining energy poverty. The College of Engineering honored Professor Destenie Nock with this award in recognition of her exceptional work in the domains of energy transitions and justice. Her well-funded research initiatives, impactful publications, and unwavering commitment to fostering a more equitable world have set her apart as an exemplary academic deserving of this prestigious honor. https://lnkd.in/eG2UMBme