Unveiling hidden energy poverty using the energy equity gap
In the summer, low-income households in the Arizona, US wait 4 - 7 °F (2.6–4.2 °C) longer than high-income households to turn on their AC units to save money on energy bills. This energy limiting behavior indicates a hidden form of energy poverty.
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| author | Shuchen Cong Destenie Nock Yueming Lucy Qiu Bo Xing |
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| description | In the summer, low-income households in the Arizona, US wait 4 - 7 °F (2.6–4.2 °C) longer than high-income households to turn on their AC units to save money on energy bills. This energy limiting behavior indicates a hidden form of energy poverty. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1c1e6fc0c1a64caaa4a582ea3f15c24a2022-12-22T02:23:52ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232022-05-0113111210.1038/s41467-022-30146-5Unveiling hidden energy poverty using the energy equity gapShuchen Cong0Destenie Nock1Yueming Lucy Qiu2Bo Xing3Department of Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon UniversityDepartment of Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon UniversitySchool of Public Policy, University of Maryland College ParkDepartment of Forecasting, Resource Planning and Development, Salt River ProjectIn the summer, low-income households in the Arizona, US wait 4 - 7 °F (2.6–4.2 °C) longer than high-income households to turn on their AC units to save money on energy bills. This energy limiting behavior indicates a hidden form of energy poverty.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30146-5 |
| spellingShingle | Shuchen Cong Destenie Nock Yueming Lucy Qiu Bo Xing Unveiling hidden energy poverty using the energy equity gap Nature Communications |
| title | Unveiling hidden energy poverty using the energy equity gap |
| title_full | Unveiling hidden energy poverty using the energy equity gap |
| title_fullStr | Unveiling hidden energy poverty using the energy equity gap |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unveiling hidden energy poverty using the energy equity gap |
| title_short | Unveiling hidden energy poverty using the energy equity gap |
| title_sort | unveiling hidden energy poverty using the energy equity gap |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30146-5 |
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