Charlottesville Energy Burden
Understanding Energy Inequity in Charlottesville
C3 has completed energy burden studies in Charlottesville, Richmond, and Albemarle County to analyze energy burden and its drivers at a local level, seeking to understand the relationship between energy and housing affordability.
Charlottesville, Virginia, a town with deep wealth inequalities, is facing increasing energy costs that are exacerbating a broader cost of living crisis.
C3’s study below identifies key drivers of energy burden and maps disparities between households based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to race and ethnicity, income level, home ownership vs renting, and building age.
Distribution of Energy Burden in Charlottesville. A map displaying the distribution of energy burden in Charlottesville and how other factors like race, homeownership, and education level compare.
Click the double arrow symbol in the top left (>>) to select which factors you’d like to see on the map.
Uncovering Energy Inequity: Energy Burden Distribution in Charlottesville
C3 published this report in 2020, diving into the challenges and various factors around energy burden that contribute to energy inequity in the City of Charlottesville, Virginia. Combining data analysis with personal and professional experience of interviewees, the report offers programmatic, funding, and policy recommendations to reduce energy burden across the City. This report would lead to two subsequent reports on energy inequity in the City of Richmond, Virginia and Albemarle County, Virginia.
Resources
Energy Resource Hub
The Energy Resource Hub connects homeowners, renters, and businesses in the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County with government rebates and incentives.
