ACEEE Report - National Energy Burdens Across Subgroups

This report was created by the American Council for An Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) to present levels of energy burden in the United States. The overall findings of the report show that, as far as 2017 data is concerned, 25% of US households face energy burdens and 67% of low-income households face a high energy burden. Minority households and households with elderly people tend to experience higher degrees of energy burdens.

The graph here shown is from the first section of the report, where regional energy burdens are discussed. As can be seen, the median energy burden for average households is set at 3% of one's income. However, as can be seen here, low-income households, minorities, the elderly, and renters bear the brunts of energy burdens, with percentages consistently diverging from the median. Here the graph also shows degrees of energy burden are different by type of housing. The report goes on to discuss other findings as related to energy burdens and makes recommendations for policy introductions, how to address difficulties faced by low-income households, and avenues for future research and actions.