The Impacts of Energy Poverty on Well-Being in a Small Town in Atlantic Canada
Fri, 28 Apr
|Webinar (Zoom)
Join us for the last in our 2023 webinar series, Health x Energy!


Time & Location
28 Apr 2023, 13:00 – 14:30 BST
Webinar (Zoom)
About the Event
In Atlantic Canada, almost 2 in 10 households are spending more than 10% of their after-tax income on home energy services. This proportion increases to 30% when considering an energy burden that is over twice the national median ratio of energy expenditure to household income. Despite the high prevalence of energy poverty, attention to energy poverty in Atlantic Canada, and in Canada more generally, is nascent. In the Town of Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, almost 40% of households are facing energy poverty. The Town is tackling energy poverty head on, implementing Energize Bridgewater, a multi-component and community-wide program aiming to reduce energy poverty by 20% in 2026. To provide the Town of Bridgewater with baseline data on energy poverty before the full implementation of Energize Bridgewater, a survey was conducted to assess the extent of energy poverty, to identify who is most at risk to be exposed to energy poverty, and…