Customer Energy Burden

The Customer Energy Burden dimension contains shared data elements about household spending on energy costs.

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This data is only available for utilities who have purchased the Affordability Identification and Analytics cloud service. Contact your Delivery Team if you have any questions.

Data Element	Description
HH Level Energy Burden	The energy burden of an individual customer's household. Energy burden is defined as the total household energy costs divided by the household's income. This value is a percentage which ranges from 0-100%. An energy burden above 6% is considered a high energy burden. Note: The HH Level Energy Burden attribute is different from the Energy Burden attribute defined in the Energy Affordability dimension. HH Level Energy Burden is calculated for individual households, whereas Energy Burden is calculated for groups of households within the same census tract. Each household in a tract is assigned the same value as other households in the tract. Type: Attribute

Data Element

Description

HH Level Energy Burden

The energy burden of an individual customer's household. Energy burden is defined as the total household energy costs divided by the household's income. This value is a percentage which ranges from 0-100%. An energy burden above 6% is considered a high energy burden.

Note: The HH Level Energy Burden attribute is different from the Energy Burden attribute defined in the Energy Affordability dimension. HH Level Energy Burden is calculated for individual households, whereas Energy Burden is calculated for groups of households within the same census tract. Each household in a tract is assigned the same value as other households in the tract.

Type: Attribute