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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?
Minneapolis, MN
6 Years of Energy Burden Impacts
February 2021
Minneapolis is currently the 19th most energy burdened city out of the Climate Challenge cities. Across the city, Minneapolis’ average energy burden is 3.1% as of 2019, 0.8 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 northeastern portions of the city.
Orlando, FL
6 Years of Energy Burden Impacts
February 2021
Orlando is currently the 10th most energy burdened city out of the Climate Challenge cities. Across the city, Orlando’s average energy burden is 4.3% as of 2019, 1.2 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.
Philadelphia, PA
6 Years of Energy Burden Impacts
February 2021
Philadelphia is currently the most energy burdened city out of the Climate Challenge cities. Across the city, Philadelphia’s average energy burden is 6.7% as of 2019, 1.9 times the national average. When energy burden is mapped across the city by neighborhood, the data shows that energy burden disproportionately impacts residents in the inner portions of the city.
Pittsburgh, PA
6 Years of Energy Burden Impacts
February 2021
Pittsburgh is currently the 6th most energy burdened city out of the Climate Challenge cities. Across the city, Pittsburgh’s average energy burden is 4.6% as of 2019, 1.3 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.
Portland, OR
6 Years of Energy Burden Impacts
February 2021
Portland is currently the 21st most energy burdened city out of the Climate Challenge cities. Across the city, Portland’s average energy burden is 2.7% as of 2019, 0.7 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.
San Antonio, TX
6 Years of Energy Burden Impacts
February 2021
San Antonio is currently the 8th most energy burdened city out of the Climate Challenge cities. Across the city, San Antonio’s average energy burden is 4.5% as of 2019, 1.3 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.
Not part of the 25 ACCC cities but interested in your own energy burden report?
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