US Energy-Insecure Households Were Billed More For Energy Than Other Households
Across all income ranges, respondents living in rented homes were billed 28 cents more across all energy sources than respondents living in homes they owned.On average, households in the United States were billed $1.04 per square foot for energy usage across all energy sources in 2020. Those households identifying as energy-insecure were billed $0.20 more per square foot than the national average and $0.26 more on average than households that did not experience energy insecurity.
Household energy insecurity is the inability to adequately meet basic household energy needs and describes households who face challenges in purchasing the energy they need because of cost.
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