Energy efficiency knowledge transfer to low-come consumers : Transférer les connaissances en efficacité énergétique aux consommateurs à faible revenu : les meilleures méthodes

This research focuses attention on the best practices for improving the energy intensive consumption behaviour of low-income households with a view to making them more energy-efficient. We begin the report with a brief explanation of why energy efficiency programs are so important for low-income households in North America. We note that such households in Canada are not only more severely affected by high energy prices than more well-to-do households, but also that, in general, their behaviour is the most energy-intensive of all classes of Canadian households.