Region 2 TCTAC WE ACT speaks to CNN about managing power bills in extreme heat

Annie Carforo, climate justice campaigns manager for Region 2 TCTAC WE ACT for Environmental Justice, spoke to CNN for an article about keeping power bills low during extreme heat events.“Heat is the number one weather-related killer,” Carforo said, citing New York City’s 2024 Heat-Related Mortality Report, which found that the most likely location for heat-related deaths was inside homes that had no AC or had an AC that was not in use. Carforo also noted that some Americans are keeping their air conditioners off entirely when they head out for the day, even though keeping your AC off when you’re not home may actually result in higher bills later on. The Albany Herald and KWWL-TV shared the CNN report.