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American Cities Climate Challenge
GEM Energy Burden Reports
We interviewed over 30 experts in cities and community-based organizations to better understand how to make important energy and equity data speak to their work. In response to these interviews, we created these short reports of the 25 cities in the American Cities Climate Challenge showing their current energy burdens, how that burden has changed over time, and how other equity indicators are related to energy burden. Click your city below to find your energy burden impact report!
Disparity is the factor difference between the least burdened quintile and the most burdened quintile.
Not part of the 25 ACCC cities but interested in your own energy burden report?
Cincinnati, OH
6 Years of Energy Burden Impacts
February 2021
Cincinnati is currently the 4th most energy burdened city out of the Climate Challenge cities. Across the city, Cincinnati's average energy burden is 4.9% as of 2019, 1.36 times the national average. When energy burden is mapped across the city by neighborhood, the data shows that energy burden disproportionately impacts residents in the center portions of the city.
Columbus, OH
6 Years of Energy Burden Impacts
February 2021
Columbus is currently the 14th most energy burdened city out of the Climate Challenge cities. Across the city, Columbus’ average energy burden is 3.6% as of 2019, the same as the national average. When energy burden is mapped across the city by neighborhood, the data show that energy burden disproportionately impacts residents in the center portions of the city.
Denver, CO
6 Years of Energy Burden Impacts
February 2021
Denver is currently the 24th most energy burdened city out of the Climate Challenge cities. Across the city, Denver’s average energy burden is 2.4% as of 2019, 0.6 times the national average. When energy burden is mapped across the city by neighborhood, the data shows that energy burden disproportionately impacts residents in the midwestern portions of the city.
Honolulu, HI
6 Years of Energy Burden Impacts
February 2021
Honolulu is currently the 17th most energy burdened city out of the Climate Challenge cities. Across the city, Honolulu’s average energy burden is 3.3% as of 2019, 0.9 times the national average. When energy burden is mapped across the city by neighborhood, the data shows that energy burden disproportionately impacts some residents more than others.
Indianapolis, IN
6 Years of Energy Burden Impacts
February 2021
Indianapolis is currently the 3rd most energy burdened city out of the Climate Challenge cities. Across the city, Indianapolis’ average energy burden is 5.9% as of 2019, 1.6 times the national average. When energy burden is mapped across the city by neighborhood, the data shows that energy burden disproportionately impacts residents in the inner portions of the city.
Los Angeles, CA
6 Years of Energy Burden Impacts
February 2021
Los Angeles is currently the 16th most energy burdened city out of the Climate Challenge cities. Across the city, Los Angeles’ average energy burden is 3.5% as of 2019, 0.9 times the national average. When energy burden is mapped across the city by neighborhood, the data shows that energy burden disproportionately impacts residents in scattered portions of the city.
Not part of the 25 ACCC cities but interested in your own energy burden report?
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