"As the climate warms, we’re going to need to use more and more energy on air-conditioning, and that’s going to increase the burden on low-income households," says Knittel.
Researchers evaluated household energy burdens in both 2015 and 2020, and found that in both years, a disproportionate number of people in the South experienced energy poverty.
If you spend more than 6% of your income on energy, you’re considered to be in energy poverty; more than 10% is severe energy poverty.
The shift to renewable energy hasn’t translated to lower electric bills yet, as increasing renewable energy could drive up costs due to market pressures and storage issues.
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