Tenant Benefits and Protection Principles

Energy Efficiency For All’s Tenant Benefit and Protection Principles advance energy equity for renters by improving energy security and affordability. These principles create a foundation for a set of policy, program and capacity building solutions through advocacy or pilot demonstrations. These solutions reach beyond energy efficiency and recommend comprehensive strategies to reduce energy cost burden, increase access to energy and health resources, safeguard the net financial benefits received by tenants, and protect tenants from undue risks affecting energy and housing affordability and resident health and safety. Principles elevate what core values shall have to address energy equity challenges affecting renters and recommend actions on how those values can be achieved.