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Contributing Factors to Rural Energy Use, Costs, and Affordability in the Early 2020s

  • EIB-300

Overview

Rural households spend a higher percentage of their income on at-home energy expenditures than urban households. Higher rural expenditures were driven primarily by increased heating costs. Findings from this report provide insights into the factors that explain higher energy costs for rural households.

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