LIEN Annual Conference 2005 - Toronto

The Low Income Energy Network was pleased to host the Fighting Poverty and Pollution Conference in Toronto on April 7, 2005. This was a gathering for anti-poverty, affordable housing and environmental advocates in Ontario to share experiences and develop an action agenda on low-income energy issues such as:

• Rising energy prices and housing affordability;
• What the new electricity legislation means for the environment and affordability;
• Reducing bills and pollution through energy conservation programs for low-income housing;
• Smart meters, sub-metering, and how the new Tenant Protection Act deals with energy issues;
• How to work with your local utility; and
• Where should our energy come from in the future?; and
• What should be the priorities for LIEN's activities in 2005 - 2006?

For background information and copies of presentations made at the conference, please refer to the documents posted below.

Conference materials

Agenda

Discussion paper on a low-income energy efficiency strategy

Background presentation on LIEN

Presentations

TEA -- who does what on energy policy in Ontario

ACTO -- The Tenant Protection Act, energy and sub-metering

Affordable and Efficient: a low-income energy efficiency strategy

Pembina -- Ontario sustainable electricity

CELA -- What's been done so far: LIEN origins, principles and proposals

ACTO -- The low-income energy burden in Ontario

Ontario Energy Board -- Electricity distributors conservation and demand management

Toronto Hydro -- Conservation and demand management: July 2004 to September 2007

Enbridge -- Mass markets low-income program

Share the Warmth - The Provincial Energy Fund