Knoxville Water and Energy for All - KWEA

FYI, for those needing shelter and/or a meal in South Knoxville — you should head over to the South Knoxville Community Center (522 Maryville Pike) now instead of Vestal United Methodist Church. Vestal UMC has been reported to have reached maximum capacity.

There are several warming centers that will be opening up this coming week. To find the nearest warming center near you, please call the KPD's non-emergency line 865-215-4010.

If you are interested in volunteering to help out at one of the warming centers, please call 211.

The City of Knoxville is currently developing its budget for the next fiscal year. This budget serves as a list of priorities for our community. Do you have priorities you want to be sure are included? If so, or if you'd like to learn more about the budget process, consider attending this event tomorrow at 4:30 at the CWA union hall at 1415 Elm St. There will also be a mutual aid pop up where folks can drop off and pick up supplies. Childcare and pizza also provided! https://www.facebook.com/events/315784357970915

Have you or your family experienced utility insecurity or had your utiltities shut off? Are you interested in working on solutions to unaffordable utilities in Knoxville? If so, please take a few minutes to fill out or community survey and be entered for a chance to win a $40 gift card! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1y4zy36BF2ot1gBW6KZ0OqN-e20A3sPAzjd5haShqaeY/viewform.

Reminder that we have our KUB disconnections workshop TODAY at 6:30pm at the Bottom!
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❗️In every month of 2022, about 27,000 households were more than 30 days past due on their utility bills. This is up 2,000 households per month since 2021!

❗️KUB collected over $3 million in late fees in 2022 alone.

❗️In the KUB service area, the zip code with the highest disconnection rate is the ONLY majority Black population zip code (37915). 1 in 6 households were disconnected. This is more than 3 times the KUB disconnection rate.
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Join us in finding solutions to high rates of disconnections as a community!

✨$40 gift cards for all participants

✨Appetizers from Kianga’s Kitchen

Join us this Wednesday 6:30-8pm at The Bottom () for a KUB Disconnections Policy workshop!

We hope to see you there!

We had a great turnout for our PIPP workshop earlier this week with community members helping us develop a vision for affordable utilities in Knoxville. Stay tuned for future meetings for you to join us in making this vision a reality!

Thousands of Knoxvillians had no power this holiday season. This trend WILL repeat as the Tennessee Valley Authority continues to invest in fossil fuels instead of green, reliable energy

Heads up Knoxville.

TVA is requiring KUB to reduce power load due to extreme demand on the electric system. KUB customers are likely to experience temporary outages until TVA provides more information. KUB is striving to keep rolling outages to 15 minutes and is rotating outages across the service area until TVA lifts the requirement.

Researchers at the University of Tennessee are interested in understanding how hotter temperatures are impacting residents who live in Knoxville/Knox County Tennessee.

Adults ages 18 and older are invited to participate in a research study that will help provide information for addressing extreme heat in Knox County, Tennessee.

The survey will take 10 – 15 minutes to complete. At the end of the survey, you will have the chance to enter a drawing to win one of four $50 Walmart gift cards.

To access the survey, click here: https://utk.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_43iyNUM5QFybhEa

Check out this cool opportunity to be a "street scientist" and help map urban heat islands! Knoxville Heat Equity Coalition

There is still millions of dollars in rental and utility assistance available for Knox county households who may need help paying their rent or utility bill. To learn more and apply, visit this website: https://knoxhousingassistance.org/

Millions in COVID rental aid still available in Knox County In Knoxville and Knox County, nearly $30 million in federal aid has yet to be distributed to qualified families and individuals, and millions more dollars are available in other counties of East Te…

Join us TONIGHT at thebottomknox at 6pm ET or catch our facebook live for this month's disconnections update!

A good resource on the costs of fuel and how that impacts folks dealing with poverty.

How fuel poverty 'gets under the skin' New research shows that fuel poverty makes people's physical and mental health worse. Researchers found that not being able to keep homes warm enough affects people's levels of life satisfaction. But they also found that it impacts people's physical health by causing higher levels of inflammation, m...