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� LIHEAP UPDATE
Mark Wolfe, Executive Director of the National Energy Assistance Directors Association( NEADA), published a letter to the editor in the Washington Post. In the letter, Wolfe warns that the President’ s budget plans to eliminate LIHEAP, despite the fact that rising summer temperatures mean that expanded funding for LIHEAP is needed now more than ever.
As NEADA’ s 2025 Summer Residential Cooling Outlook reports, consumers are going to be hit with the highest costs of cooling in 12 years, possibly a record high for home cooling this summer, as the average cost of electricity is projected to reach $ 784, a 6.2 % increase from $ 737 last year. Prices are rising for two reasons: the cost of electricity is rising faster than average inflation, and each summer temperatures are continuing to increase, reflecting the direct impact of climate change, which leads to prolonged periods of extreme heat and heatwaves. LIHEAP is a necessity during both heating and cooling seasons.
To quote Wolfe in his letter:“ Without LIHEAP, millions of Americans— many elderly, disabled or raising young children— would be left vulnerable in homes that are increasingly uninhabitable in the summer heat. And those who survive could fall even deeper into energy poverty.
In a country as wealthy as ours, no family should have to choose between cooling their home and putting food on the table. No senior should die quietly in a sweltering apartment. No parent should have to decide between electricity and a prescription.
Extreme heat may be a silent killer, but our failure to act would speak volumes.”
� HEAT SHOW TO FEATURE INDUSTRY SUMMIT
The Heating and Energizing America Trade show( www. HEATshow. com) will be held Aug. 20-22 at The Encore Boston Harbor Hotel, Everett Massachusetts.
Organizers of the HEAT Show announced that a Liquid Heating Fuels Industry Summit will be held Friday, August 22, 8 a. m. – 10:30 a. m. Providence
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Resolution 2.0 is the leading item on the agenda for the Summit, organizers said. Registration options include Friday’ s Industry Summit, as well as daily and full access tickets for the HEAT Show management and technician education sessions.
AUGUST 2025
HEAT SHOW’ 25 Aug. 20-23 The Encore Boston Harbor Hotel Boston, Mass. Website: www. HEATshow. com
SEPTEMBER 2025
Women in Energy Conference Sept. 9-11 Crowne Plaza by IHG Princeton, NJ Website: www. wewomeninenergy. com / events
Southern New England Energy Conference Sept. 25-26 Newport Marriott Newport, RI Website: www. sneec. weebly. com
“ The political winds have shifted,” Summit organizers said.“ Voters are pushing back against heating fuel and appliance bans, proposed clean heat standards are stumbling, and consumers are demanding access to more affordable, secure energy solutions.
“ We will review and vote on a policy-focused resolution that will chart our course forward and establish unified principles for building decarbonization that preserve consumer choice, ensure energy affordability, and strengthen American energy security. The summit will feature presentations on the heating oil and propane industry’ s response to‘ electrification at any cost’ policies and showcase better approaches through energy efficiency and renewable fuels.”
NEFI said it extended an invitation to the Summit to leaders and members from all the Northeast heating fuel associations.
� OBITUARY: RICHARD SLIFKA, GLOBAL PARTNERS’ CHAIRMAN
Richard Slifka, chairman of the board of Global Partners, who with his late brother, Alfred, helped shape Global over more than six decades, died on May 25. He was 85.
“ Richard helped lay the foundation for what Global is today, working alongside my father with quiet strength and enduring values,” said Eric Slifka, president and CEO of Global Partners LP. Eric Slifka is Alfred’ s son and Richard’ s nephew.
“ He brought diligence, consistency, and a sense of purpose to everything he did, always putting people and community
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