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Emerging Public Health Needs for Climate Smart Technology in Connecticut Affordable Housing
This report describes the pressing need for climate smart technology in affordable housing in Connecticut and beyond. Investing in climate smart technology for affordable housing is crucial to ensure the safety and well-being of residents who rely on home medical devices (HMDs). By enhancing the resilience of these buildings, Connecticut can better protect medically vulnerable…
Supporting Access to Health Care: Resilient Emergency Power for Florida Community Health Centers
This report describes backup power needs and opportunities at Florida’s Community Health Centers. The report includes a technoeconomic analysis for using solar+storage for emergency backup power at health centers, and provides insights and recommendations for resilient power adoption at Health Centers nationwide.
Resilient Solar and Battery Storage for Cooling Centers: Mitigating the Impacts of Extreme Heat on Vulnerable Populations
Extreme heat is responsible for more weather-related deaths than any other weather event. Community service providers and emergency preparedness leaders scramble each summer to ensure those at high risk – including electricity-dependent, medically vulnerable, and elderly individuals as well as those without access to in-home air conditioning – have access to cooling centers, air-conditioned locations…
Resilient Power Project Case Study – Solar Responders Brings Resilient Power to Puerto Rico’s Fire Stations
Solar Responders equips Puerto Rico’s fire stations with solar+storage to provide backup power and ensure effective communication and emergency services during natural disasters. This case study includes technical and financial details, as well as lessons learned over the course of the project.
Resilient Power: Battery storage as a home-based solution to address climate-related power outages for medically vulnerable populations
This paper sheds light on the increasingly relevant problem of power outages and offers a view toward a socio-technically-based solution to protect vulnerable populations and improve health outcomes in the event of an outage.
Trends from 2008-2018 in electricity-dependent durable medical equipment rentals and sociodemographic disparities
Given health disparities in the United States, this paper assesses trends in durable medical equipment rental prevalence and individual- and area-level sociodemographic inequalities.
This report examines the risks associated with power outages for individuals reliant on electricity for in-home medical and mobility equipment. Current energy security technologies and policies will need to adjust to meet the needs of the home health care community.
This report provides an overview for federal, state, and local officials on how clean energy can deliver reliable power in emergencies.
Comments on Connecticut’s Energy Storage Solutions Program
Clean Energy Group (CEG) submitted comments regarding the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority’s annual Energy Storage Solutions (ESS) program review. The comments focus on multifamily affordable housing participation in the program and the benefits of energy storage for residents. CEG proposes that the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority consider establishing additional adders in the ESS program…