A guide for action
Action briefings — Explore Shutoff Abolition actions for various decision makers
Action briefings — Explore Shutoff Abolition actions for various decision makers
Select a decision maker to view potential actions in each category.
Select a decision maker to view potential actions in each category.
Congress · Action briefing 00 / 08
Congress
Recommended actions — 10
No brainers
Low lift · start now
No regrets
Worth the effort
No fears
Bold · high impact
- 01No brainersConvene hearings on the impact of shutoffs and invite testimony from individuals and community leaders who have been impacted firsthand.
- 02No brainersEnsure continuation and expansion of the EIA 112 survey on electric and gas shutoffs, including sufficient funding for conducting, analyzing, and releasing the survey results.
- 03No brainersEstablish a national ban on shutoffs and automatic service reconnection during periods of high heat.
- 04No brainersEstablish requirements for national utility shutoff protections and restorations for extreme temperatures, poor air quality, and vulnerable populations, applicable to all utilities, regardless of their governance, financial, or operating structure.1
- 05No brainersOffer financial incentives for the adoption of model state, local, and utility practices to end shutoffs.
- 06No brainersEstablish a Statistical Value of Shutoffs, similar to the federal government’s Statistical Value of Life, for use in a wide array of regulatory proceedings and utility planning.
- 07No regretsPass a renewed version of HR 1478, a resolution that recognizes access to water, sanitation, electricity, heating, cooling, broadband communications, and public transportation as basic human rights.
- 08No regretsAmend the goals of PURPA to support continuous access to energy and include requirements for financial contributions to affordability programs through alternative energy suppliers and power purchase agreements.
- 09No fearsCreate a national utility that allows states and local governments to opt-in to services or establish their own franchises.The national utility should offer services that accelerate affordable and equitable electrification, access to solar and storage, enrollment in demand response and beneficial time of use rates, and development of microgrids.
- 10No fearsTax profits of monopoly-owned utilities to establish a national shutoff protection fund that delivers long-term energy affordability to all households.
References and Notes
- Because of climate change, protections for extreme temperatures should include both seasonal (i.e. date-based) protections and protections for specific weather thresholds. For instance, standard protections for extreme heat in the Southwest might span April 1–October 31 (when temperatures >100°F are common), but should also include protections for historically early heat waves, as experienced in 2026, when temperatures in California reached 112°F in March. ↑
Tsunami of Shutoffs · eep.energy10 actions · pp. 01
00Congress
Congress
Recommended actions — 10
No brainers
No regrets
No fears
- No brainersConvene hearings on the impact of shutoffs and invite testimony from individuals and community leaders who have been impacted firsthand.
- No brainersEnsure continuation and expansion of the EIA 112 survey on electric and gas shutoffs, including sufficient funding for conducting, analyzing, and releasing the survey results.
- No brainersEstablish a national ban on shutoffs and automatic service reconnection during periods of high heat.
- No brainersEstablish requirements for national utility shutoff protections and restorations for extreme temperatures, poor air quality, and vulnerable populations, applicable to all utilities, regardless of their governance, financial, or operating structure.1
- No brainersOffer financial incentives for the adoption of model state, local, and utility practices to end shutoffs.
- No brainersEstablish a Statistical Value of Shutoffs, similar to the federal government’s Statistical Value of Life, for use in a wide array of regulatory proceedings and utility planning.
- No regretsPass a renewed version of HR 1478, a resolution that recognizes access to water, sanitation, electricity, heating, cooling, broadband communications, and public transportation as basic human rights.
- No regretsAmend the goals of PURPA to support continuous access to energy and include requirements for financial contributions to affordability programs through alternative energy suppliers and power purchase agreements.
- No fearsCreate a national utility that allows states and local governments to opt-in to services or establish their own franchises.The national utility should offer services that accelerate affordable and equitable electrification, access to solar and storage, enrollment in demand response and beneficial time of use rates, and development of microgrids.
- No fearsTax profits of monopoly-owned utilities to establish a national shutoff protection fund that delivers long-term energy affordability to all households.
References and Notes
- Because of climate change, protections for extreme temperatures should include both seasonal (i.e. date-based) protections and protections for specific weather thresholds. For instance, standard protections for extreme heat in the Southwest might span April 1–October 31 (when temperatures >100°F are common), but should also include protections for historically early heat waves, as experienced in 2026, when temperatures in California reached 112°F in March. ↑