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Fighting energy poverty in Cádiz

Winds of hope: in the south of Spain, a radical mayor tackles unemployment and energy poverty at the same time.

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Photo courtesy of: Plan of Action against Energy Poverty.Miguel Herrera never knew that he was wasting energy or paying more for it than he needed to. “I had no idea,” says Herrera, who lives in Cádiz in the south of Spain. “I couldn’t decipher the bills.” Until one day he got a call from the Plan of Action against Energy Poverty offering him the chance to take a course on energy use. So he went.

“I’ve changed the contracted power and the tariff, and I’ve become more aware through my pocket, because that’s where it hits you in the end,” explains Miguel Herrera, speaking from his small house. He has learned how to avoid wasting money. For anyone in his precarious financial situation, that feels like a triumph.