Household Energy Burden in Lawrence, Massachusetts [Slides]

Technical Report · Thu Mar 14 04:00:00 EDT 2024

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/2325951· OSTI ID:2325951

Datta, Mayukh ^[1]; Musalem, Natasha ^[1]

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1. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

The City of Lawrence consists of 18 census tracts, of those, 9 census tracts have an average energy burden (the percent of income spent on energy bills) of 6% or greater. The Lawrence Stakeholders Coalition's (LSC) main goal is to "Reduce energy burden and create well-paying local jobs and businesses by increasing the distribution and use of sustainable technologies such as heat pumps, community and rooftop solar, and weatherization." As part of that goal, the LSC is interested in understanding Lawrence's pathway to electrification, specifically through the building sector. This technical assistance aims to assist the LSC's electrification and energy burden reduction planning by: 1) Identifying the most energy-burdened households by owner-occupied and renter-occupied housing status; 2) Identifying and quantifying the characteristics of the most energy-burdened housing units by housing type, age, and heating fuel type; 3) Identifying the tenure and housing types of the most energy-burdened and prevalent households for subsequent ResStock analysis of cost-effective efficiency upgrades.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Communities LEAP (Local Energy Action Program)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 2325951
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP--7A40-88691; MainId:89470; UUID:6790e705-99b7-45e2-b072-bbac47fa9a9b; MainAdminId:72108
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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