Alternet, April 25, 2016: Study: Low-Income Households Spend More on Energy Than Others in the Same City
“It shows that low-income households in 48 of the largest U.S. metropolitan areas spend, on average, 7.2 percent of their income for energy—more than double the national median of 3.5 percent. These low-income households also paid three times more, on average, than non-low income residents.”