How we can make energy more affordable for low-income families | DeAndrea Salvador

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืชืจื’ื•ื: maor madmon ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Ido Dekkers
00:12
So, as a child,
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ื›ื™ืœื“ื”, ื‘ื™ืœื™ืชื™ ืืช ืจื•ื‘ ื–ืžื ื™
00:14
I used to spend all of my time at my great-grandmother's house.
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ื‘ื‘ื™ืชื” ืฉืœ ืกื‘ืชื-ืจื‘ื ืฉืœื™.
00:17
On hot, humid, summer days, I would dash across the floor
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ื‘ื™ืžื™ ืงื™ืฅ ื—ืžื™ื ื•ืœื—ื™ื, ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื–ื ืงืช ืœืื•ืจืš ื”ื—ื“ืจ
ื•ืชื•ืงืขืช ืืช ืคื ื™ ืžื•ืœ ื”ืžื–ื’ืŸ ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ ืฉื”ื™ื” ืœื”.
00:21
and stick my face in front of her only air conditioner.
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00:24
But I didn't realize that that simple experience,
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ืื‘ืœ ืœื ื”ื‘ื ืชื™, ืฉื”ื—ื•ื•ื™ื” ื”ืคืฉื•ื˜ื” ื”ื–ื•,
00:27
though brief,
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ืงืฆืจื” ื›ื›ืœ ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื”,
00:29
was a privileged one in our community.
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ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืžื ืช ื—ืœืงื ืฉืœ ืจื‘ื™ื ืžื‘ื ื™ ื”ืงื”ื™ืœื” ืฉืœื™.
00:32
Growing up, stories of next-door neighbors having to set up fake energy accounts
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ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื‘ื• ื’ื“ืœืชื™, ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืขืœ ืฉื›ื ื™ื ืฉื–ื™ื™ืคื• ืืช ืฉืžื ื‘ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ ื”ื—ืฉืžืœ,
00:36
or having to steal energy
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ืื• ื›ืืœื• ืฉื’ื ื‘ื• ื—ืฉืžืœ,
00:38
seemed normal to me.
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ื ืจืื• ืœื™ ื ื•ืจืžืœื™ื™ื.
00:40
During the winter, struggling to get warm,
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ื‘ื—ื•ืจืฃ, ื‘ืžืืžืฅ ืœื”ืชื—ืžื,
00:42
my neighbors would have no choice but to bypass the meter
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ืœืฉื›ื ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื‘ืจื™ืจื” ืืœื ืœืจืžื•ืช ืืช ืžื•ื ื” ื”ื—ืฉืžืœ
00:45
after their heat was shut off,
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ืื—ืจื™ ืฉื”ื—ื™ืžื•ื ืฉืœื”ื ื›ื•ื‘ื”,
00:47
just to keep their family comfortable for one more day.
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ืจืง ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฉืžื•ืจ ืขืœ ื˜ืžืคืจื˜ื•ืจื” ื ื•ื—ื” ื‘ื‘ื™ืชื ืœื™ื•ื ืื—ื“ ื ื•ืกืฃ.
00:52
These kinds of dangerous incidents can take root
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ืžืงืจื™ื ืžืกื•ื›ื ื™ื ืฉื›ืืœื”
ืงื•ืจื™ื ืจืง ื›ืืฉืจ ืื ืฉื™ื ืขื•ืžื“ื™ื ืžื•ืœ ื‘ื—ื™ืจื” ื‘ืœืชื™ ืืคืฉืจื™ืช.
00:54
when people are faced with impossible choices.
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00:57
In the US, the average American spends three percent of their income on energy.
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ื‘ืืจื”"ื‘, ื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ ื”ืžืžื•ืฆืข ืžื‘ื–ื‘ื– ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ืื—ื•ื–ื™ื ืžื”ื›ื ืกืชื• ืขืœ ื—ืฉื‘ื•ื ื•ืช ื—ืฉืžืœ.
01:02
In contrast, low-income and rural populations
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ืœืฉื ื”ืฉื•ื•ืื”, ืื•ื›ืœื•ืกื™ื•ืช ืžืจื•ื—ืงื•ืช ื•ืžืขื•ื˜ื•ืช ื™ื›ื•ืœืช
01:05
can spend 20, even 30 percent of their income on energy.
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ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœื‘ื–ื‘ื– 20% ื•ืืคื™ืœื• 30% ืžื”ื›ื ืกืชืŸ ืขืœ ื—ืฉื‘ื•ื ื•ืช ื—ืฉืžืœ
01:10
In 2015, this caused over 25 million people to skip meals
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ื‘ืฉื ืช 2015, ื–ื” ื’ืจื ืœ-25 ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ืื™ืฉ ืœื•ื•ืชืจ ืขืœ ืืจื•ื—ื•ืช
01:15
to provide power to their homes.
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ืขืœ ืžื ืช ืฉื™ื•ื›ืœื• ืœืกืคืง ื—ืฉืžืœ ืœื‘ื™ืชื.
01:18
This is when energy becomes a burden.
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ื–ื” ื”ืžืฆื‘ ื‘ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ืช ื—ืฉืžืœ ื”ื•ืคื›ืช ืœื ื˜ืœ.
01:21
But energy burdens are so much more than just a number.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืคื™ื›ืช ื”ื—ืฉืžืœ ืœื ื˜ืœ ื”ื™ื ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืกืชื ืžืกืคืจ.
01:24
They present impossible and perilous choices:
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ื”ื™ื ืžืฆื™ื’ื” ื‘ืคื ื™ื ื• ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ืงืฉื•ืช ื•ืžืกื•ื›ื ื•ืช:
01:29
Do you take your child to get her flu medicine,
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ื”ืื ื ื™ืงื— ืืช ื”ื™ืœื“ ืœืจื•ืคื ืœืงื‘ืœ ืชืจื•ืคื” ืœืฉืคืขืช,
01:31
or do you feed her?
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ืื• ื ืงื ื” ืœื• ืื•ื›ืœ?
01:34
Or do you keep her warm?
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ืื• ืฉื ื—ืžื ืืช ื”ื‘ื™ืช ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื•?
01:36
It's an impossible choice,
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ื–ื• ื‘ื—ื™ืจื” ื‘ืœืชื™ ืืคืฉืจื™ืช,
01:38
and nearly every month,
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ืืš ื›ืžืขื˜ ื›ืœ ื—ื•ื“ืฉ,
01:40
seven million people choose between medicine and energy.
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ืฉื‘ืขื” ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ืื ืฉื™ื ื ืืœืฆื™ื ืœื‘ื—ื•ืจ ื‘ื™ืŸ ืชืจื•ืคื•ืช ืœื—ืฉืžืœ.
01:45
This exposes a much larger and systemic issue.
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ื–ื” ื—ื•ืฉืฃ ื‘ืขื™ื” ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื•ืžืขืจื›ืชื™ืช.
01:48
Families with high energy burdens are disproportionately people of color,
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ืžืฉืคื—ื•ืช ื‘ืขืœื•ืช ื ื˜ืœ ืื ืจื’ื˜ื™ ื’ื‘ื•ื” ื”ืŸ, ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื‘ืœืชื™ ืคืจื•ืคื•ืจืฆื™ื•ื ืœื™, ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืื™ื ื ืœื‘ื ื™ื
01:53
who spend more per square foot than their white counterparts.
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ืฉืžืฉืœืžื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื›ืœ ืžื˜ืจ ืžืจื•ื‘ืข, ืœืขื•ืžืช ืขืžื™ืชื™ื”ื ื”ืœื‘ื ื™ื.
01:56
But it's also nurses, veterans and even schoolteachers
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ืืš ืืœื• ื’ื ืื—ื™ื•ืช, ื—ื™ื™ืœื™ื ืœืฉืขื‘ืจ ื•ืืฃ ืžื•ืจื™ื
01:59
who fall into the mass of 37 million people a year
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ืฉืฉื™ื™ื›ื™ื ื›ื•ืœื ืœืงื‘ื•ืฆื”, ื”ืžื•ื ื” 37 ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ืื™ืฉ ื‘ืฉื ื”
02:03
who are unable to afford energy for their most basic needs.
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ืฉืื™ื ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืจืฉื•ืช ืœืขืฆืžื ืืช ื”ืชืฉืœื•ื ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื—ืฉืžืœ, ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ื”ืฆืจื›ื™ื ื”ื‘ืกื™ืกื™ื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ.
02:07
As a result, those with high energy burdens
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ื›ืชื•ืฆืื” ืžื›ืš, ืœืืœื• ืฉืฆืจื™ื›ืช ื—ืฉืžืœ ื”ื™ื ื ื˜ืœ ื›ืœื›ืœื™ ืขื‘ื•ืจื
02:09
have a greater likelihood of conditions like heart disease and asthma.
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ื™ืฉ ืกื™ื›ื•ื™ ื’ื‘ื•ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœืœืงื•ืช ื‘ืžื—ืœื•ืช ืœื‘ ื•ื‘ืืกืชืžื”.
02:14
Look -- given our rockets to Mars and our pocket-sized AI,
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ืชืจืื•, ืื ื—ื ื• ืฉื•ืœื—ื™ื ื—ืœืœื™ื•ืช ืœืžืื“ื™ื ื•ืžืžืฆื™ืื™ื ืžื›ื•ื ื•ืช ื‘ื™ื ื” ืžืœืื›ื•ืชื™ื•ืช ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœื”ื™ื›ื ืก ืœื›ื™ืก,
02:19
we have the tools to address these systemic inequities.
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ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ื›ืœื™ื ืœื”ื™ืœื—ื ื‘ืื™ ื”ืฉื™ื•ื•ื™ื•ืŸ ื”ืžืขืจื›ืชื™ ื”ื–ื”.
02:23
The technology is here.
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ื”ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื” ื›ื‘ืจ ืงื™ื™ืžืช.
02:25
Cost of renewables, insulation, microgrids and smart home technology
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ื”ืขืœื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืื ืจื’ื™ื” ืžืชื—ื“ืฉืช, ื‘ื™ื“ื•ื“ ื˜ื•ื‘, ืžื™ืงืจื• ืจืฉืชื•ืช ื•ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื™ืช ื—ื›ื
02:29
are all decreasing.
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ื™ื•ืจื“ื•ืช ื›ื•ืœืŸ.
02:31
However, even as we approach cost parity,
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ืœืžืจื•ืช ื–ืืช, ืืคื™ืœื• ื‘ืขื•ื“ื ื• ืžืชืงืจื‘ื™ื ืœืฉื•ื•ื™ื•ืŸ ื‘ืขืœื•ื™ื•ืช,
02:34
the majority of those who own solar earn much more than the average American.
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ืจื•ื‘ ื‘ืขืœื™ ื”ืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ื”ืกื•ืœืจื™ื•ืช ืžืจื•ื•ื™ื—ื™ื ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ ื”ืžืžื•ืฆืข.
02:40
This is why, when I was 22, I founded the nonprofit RETI.
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ื–ื• ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ืœื›ืš ืฉื™ื™ืกื“ืชื™ ืืจื’ื•ืŸ ืœืœื ื›ื•ื•ื ืช ืจื•ื•ื— ื‘ืฉื RETI ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืช 22.
02:44
Our mission is to alleviate energy burdens by working with communities,
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ืžื˜ืจืชื ื• ื”ื™ื ืœื”ืงืœ ืืช ื”ื ื˜ืœ ื”ื›ืœื›ืœื™ ืฉืžื”ื•ื•ื” ืฆืจื™ื›ืช ื—ืฉืžืœ, ืข"ื™ ืฉื™ืชื•ืฃ ืคืขื•ืœื”
ืขื ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช, ืกืคืงื™ ืฉื™ืจื•ืชื™ื ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื™ื ื•ืกื•ื›ื ื•ื™ื•ืช ืžืžืฉืœืชื™ื•ืช
02:48
utilities and government agencies alike
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02:51
to provide equitable access to clean energy,
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ืขืœ ืžื ืช ืœืกืคืง ื’ื™ืฉื” ืฉื•ื•ื™ื•ื ื™ืช ืœืžืงื•ืจื•ืช ืื ืจื’ื™ื” ื ืงื™ื™ื,
02:54
energy efficiency and energy technology.
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ื™ืขื™ืœื•ืช ืื ืจื’ื˜ื™ืช ื•ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื•ืช ืื ืจื’ื™ื”.
02:57
But there's no one way to solve this.
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ืืš ืื™ืŸ ื“ืจืš ืื—ืช ื•ื™ื—ื™ื“ื” ืœืคืชื•ืจ ืืช ื”ื‘ืขื™ื”.
03:01
I believe in the power of local communities,
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ืื ื™ ืžืืžื™ื ื” ื‘ื›ื•ื—ืŸ ืฉืœ ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช ืžืงื•ืžื™ื•ืช,
03:05
in the transforming effect of relationships.
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ื•ื‘ื›ื•ื—ืŸ ืฉืœ ืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ื™ื—ืกื™ื ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืฉื™ื ื•ื™.
03:09
So we start by working directly with the communities
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ืœื›ืŸ ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืชื—ื™ืœื™ื ืžืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื™ืฉื™ืจื” ืขื ื”ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช
03:12
that have the highest energy burdens.
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ืฉื‘ื”ืŸ ื”ื ื˜ืœ ื”ื›ืœื›ืœื™ ืฉืœ ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘ื—ืฉืžืœ ื”ื•ื ื”ื’ื‘ื•ื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ.
03:14
We host workshops and events for communities
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืงื™ื™ืžื™ื ืกื“ื ืื•ืช ื•ืื™ืจื•ืขื™ื ืงื”ื™ืœืชื™ื™ื
03:16
to learn about energy poverty,
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ืฉื‘ื”ืŸ ืœื•ืžื“ื™ื ืขืœ ืขื•ื ื™ ืื ืจื’ื˜ื™,
03:18
and how making even small updates to their homes
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ื•ืื™ืš ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ื™ื ืงื˜ื ื™ื ื‘ื‘ืชื™ื”ื
03:20
like better insulation for windows and water heaters
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ื›ืžื• ืื™ื˜ื•ื ื•ื‘ื™ื“ื•ื“ ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœื—ืœื•ื ื•ืช ื•ื“ื•ื“ื™ ื—ืฉืžืœ
03:23
can go a long way to maximize efficiency.
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ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืชืจื•ื ืจื‘ื•ืช ืœืžื™ืงืกื•ื ื”ื™ืขื™ืœื•ืช ื”ืื ืจื’ื˜ื™ืช.
03:26
We're connecting neighborhoods to community solar
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื—ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื›ื•ื ื•ืช ืœืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ืกื•ืœืจื™ื•ืช ืงื”ื™ืœืชื™ื•ืช,
03:29
and spearheading community-led smart home research
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ื•ืžื•ื‘ื™ืœื™ื ืžื—ืงืจื™ื ืขืœ ื‘ืชื™ื ื—ื›ืžื™ื ืฉืžื ื•ื”ืœ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช,
03:31
and installation programs
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ื•ืชื•ื›ื ื™ื•ืช ืœื‘ื™ื“ื•ื“ ื”ื‘ื™ืช
03:33
to help families bring down their energy bills.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœืžืฉืคื—ื•ืช ืœื”ืคื—ื™ืช ืืช ืขืœื•ื™ื•ืช ืฆืจื™ื›ืช ื”ื—ืฉืžืœ ืฉืœื”ืŸ.
03:36
We're even working directly with elected officials,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืืคื™ืœื• ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ื™ืฉื™ืจื•ืช ืžื•ืœ ื ื‘ื—ืจื™ ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจ,
03:39
advocating for more equitable pricing,
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ื‘ื“ืจื™ืฉื” ืœืชืžื—ื•ืจ ื”ื•ื’ืŸ ื™ื•ืชืจ,
03:41
because to see this vision of energy equity and resilience succeed,
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ื›ื™ ืขืœ ืžื ืช ืฉื ืจืื” ืืช ื”ื—ื–ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ืฉื•ื•ื™ื•ืŸ ื•ืขืžื™ื“ื•ืช ืื ืจื’ื˜ื™ืช ืžืชืงื™ื™ื
03:46
we have to work together sustainably.
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ืขืœื™ื ื• ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ื‘ื™ื—ื“, ื•ืœื“ืื•ื’ ืœืงื™ื™ืžื•ืช.
03:51
Now, the US spends over three billion a year
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ืืจื”"ื‘ ืžื‘ื–ื‘ื–ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ืž-3 ืžื™ืœื™ืืจื“ ื‘ืฉื ื”
03:53
on energy bill payment assistance.
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ืขืœ ืขื–ืจื” ื‘ืชืฉืœื•ื ื—ืฉื‘ื•ื ื•ืช ื—ืฉืžืœ.
03:55
And these programs do help millions of people,
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ื•ื”ืชื•ื›ื ื™ื•ืช ื”ืืœื• ืื›ืŸ ืขื•ื–ืจื•ืช ืœืžื™ืœื™ื•ื ื™ ืื ืฉื™ื,
03:58
but they're only able to help a fraction of those in need.
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ืืš ื”ืŸ ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืจืง ืœื—ืœืง ืงื˜ืŸ ืžื”ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื–ืงื•ืงื™ื ืœืขื–ืจื” ื–ืืช.
04:02
In fact,
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ืœืžืขืฉื”,
04:03
there is a 47-billion-dollar home-energy affordability gap,
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ื™ืฉ ืฆื•ืจืš ื‘-47 ืžื™ืœื™ืืจื“ ื“ื•ืœืจ, ืขืœ ืžื ืช ืฉื›ื•ืœื ื™ื•ื›ืœื• ืœืฉืœื ืขืœ ืฆืจื™ื›ืช ื”ื—ืฉืžืœ ื”ื‘ื™ืชื™ืช,
04:09
so assistance alone is not sustainable.
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ื›ืš ืฉืขื–ืจื” ื–ื• ืœื‘ื“ื” ืื™ื ื” ืžืกืคื™ืงื”.
04:13
But by building energy equity and resilience into our communities,
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ืืš ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื™ืฆื™ืจื” ืฉืœ ืฉื•ื•ื™ื•ืŸ ื‘ืื ืจื’ื™ื” ื•ืขืžื™ื“ื•ืช ืงื”ื™ืœืชื™ืช,
04:17
we can assure fair and impartial access
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ื‘ื˜ื™ื— ื’ื™ืฉื” ื”ื•ื’ื ืช, ืœืœื ืืคืœื™ื”,
04:20
to energy that is clean, reliable and affordable.
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ืœืื ืจื’ื™ื” ื ืงื™ื™ื”, ืืžื™ื ื” ื•ื‘ืจืช ื”ืฉื’ื”.
04:23
At scale, microgrid technology, clean technology and energy efficiency
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ื›ืฉื”ืŸ ืžื™ื•ืฉืžื™ื ืขืœ ืคื ื™ ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช ื’ื“ื•ืœื•ืช, ื™ื™ืฆื•ืจ ื—ืฉืžืœ ื‘ื™ืชื™, ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื” ื ืงื™ื™ื” ื•ื™ืขื™ืœื•ืช ืื ืจื’ื˜ื™ืช
04:28
dramatically improve public health.
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ืžืฉืคืจื™ื ื“ืจืžื˜ื™ืช ืืช ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจ.
04:30
And for those with high energy burdens,
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ื•ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืืœื• ืฉื”ื ื˜ืœ ื”ื›ืœื›ืœื™ ืฉืœ ืฆืจื™ื›ืช ื”ื—ืฉืžืœ ืžื›ื‘ื™ื“ ืขืœื™ื”ื,
04:33
it can help them reclaim 20 percent of their income --
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ื–ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืฉื—ืจืจ 20% ืžื”ื”ื›ื ืกื” ืฉืœื”ื ืœืžื˜ืจื•ืช ืื—ืจื•ืช.
04:37
20 percent of a person's income who's struggling to make ends meet.
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20% ืžื”ื”ื›ื ืกื” ืฉืœ ืื“ื ื”ืžืชืืžืฅ ืœื’ืžื•ืจ ืืช ื”ื—ื•ื“ืฉ.
04:41
This is life-changing.
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ื–ื” ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ืขื ืง.
04:43
This is an opportunity for families to use their energy savings
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ื–ื• ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืžืฉืคื—ื•ืช ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื›ืกืฃ ืฉื—ืกื›ื• ื‘ืขืงื‘ื•ืช ื”ื™ืจื™ื“ื” ื‘ืชืฉืœื•ืžื™ ื”ื—ืฉืžืœ,
04:48
to sponsor their future.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฉืคืจ ืืช ืขืชื™ื“ื.
04:51
I think back to my great-grandmother and her neighbors,
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ืื ื™ ื ื–ื›ืจืช ื‘ืกื‘ืชื-ืจื‘ืชื ืฉืœื™ ื•ื”ืฉื›ื ื™ื ืฉืœื”,
04:55
the impossible choices that they had to make
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ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ื”ืงืฉื•ืช ืฉื”ื ืขืžื“ื• ื‘ืคื ื™ื”ืŸ
04:58
and the effect it had on our whole community.
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ื•ื”ื”ืฉืคืขื” ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืœื–ื” ืขืœ ื”ืงื”ื™ืœื” ื›ื•ืœื”,
05:01
But this is not just about them.
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ืืš ื–ื” ืœื ืจืง ื ื•ื’ืข ืœื”ื.
05:04
There are millions nationwide having to make the same impossible choices today.
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ื™ืฉ ืžื™ืœื™ื•ื ื™ื, ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ืืจื”"ื‘, ืฉืขื•ืžื“ื™ื ื‘ืคื ื™ ืื•ืชืŸ ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ืงืฉื•ืช ื”ื™ื•ื.
05:09
And I know high energy burdens are a tremendous barrier to overcome,
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ื•ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืฉื—ืฉื‘ื•ื ื•ืช ื”ื—ืฉืžืœ ื”ื ื ื˜ืœ ื›ืœื›ืœื™ ืขืฆื•ื, ืฉืงืฉื” ืžืื•ื“ ืœื”ืชื’ื‘ืจ ืขืœื™ื•,
05:14
but through relationships with communities and technology,
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ืื‘ืœ ื“ืจืš ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจื™ื ื‘ื™ืŸ ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช ื•ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื”,
05:18
we have the paths to overcome them.
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ื ื•ื›ืœ ืœื”ืชื’ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื”ืงืฉื™ื™ื.
05:21
And when we do,
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ื•ื›ืฉื ืขืฉื” ื–ืืช,
05:23
we will all be more resilient.
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ื ื”ื™ื™ื” ืขืžื™ื“ื™ื ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ.
05:25
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื”.
05:26
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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