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Identifying energy poverty in the built environment using large datasets

Broadly, energy poverty is defined as insufficient energy access. One often missed sign of energy poverty is an inability to maintain a safe and comfortable indoor temperature. Using residential electricity consumption datasets in multiple regions, we determine the outdoor temperatures at which households start using their heating and cooling systems. We add to the literature by quantifying the cooling slope gap (i.e., amount of electricity households forgoes over the cooling season). The cooling slope gap aids with identifying infrastructure and climate adaption gaps in current energy systems. Using these metrics, we identify disparities in heating and cooling between high and low income groups which identify health risks.

Speaker: Dr. Destenie Nock, Carnegie Mellon University

Wednesday, 02/05/25

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Mulford Hall

UC Berkeley
Room 132
Berkeley, CA 94720