Understanding Customer Charges and Electricity Usage Patterns
Explore the impact of customer charges in the electricity sector, focusing on intra-class cost shifts and the implications for different household demographics. Analyze 2015 median electricity usage data by income and region to understand consumption patterns. Consider the concept of Gradualism in addressing these challenges and promoting fair energy policies.
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Appropriate Customer Charge John Howat National Consumer Law Center jhowat@nclc.org; 617-542-8010 NASUCA 2018bMid-Year Meeting Minneapolis, MN June 25, 2018
Excessive Customer Charge: Bad Public Policy Intra-class cost shift Shifts costs within a rate class from high-volume consumers to low-volume consumers within a rate class Data demonstrates that in nearly all regions of the US electricity usage is below the residential class average for Low-income households Elder households Households of color Undermines customer control over the bill
Median 2015 Electricity Usage (kWh) by HH Income by Census Region 20,000 16,000 12,000 8,000 4,000 kWh 0 $140,000 or more $140,000 or more $140,000 or more $140,000 or more $100,000 to $119,999 $120,000 to $139,999 $100,000 to $119,999 $120,000 to $139,999 $100,000 to $119,999 $120,000 to $139,999 $100,000 to $119,999 $120,000 to $139,999 $60,000 to $79,999 Less than $20,000 Less than $20,000 Less than $20,000 Less than $20,000 $20,000 - $39,999 $40,000 - $59,999 $20,000 - $39,999 $40,000 - $59,999 $20,000 - $39,999 $40,000 - $59,999 $20,000 - $39,999 $40,000 - $59,999 $60,000 to $79,999 $80,000 to $99,999 $60,000 to $79,999 $80,000 to $99,999 $60,000 to $79,999 $80,000 to $99,999 $80,000 to $99,999 Northeast Midwest South West Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration 2015 Residential Energy Consumption Survey
