Just released - Utility Disconnections Dashboard 2.0!
Our updated Dashboard provides new visualizations and tools for understanding energy utility disconnections across the country. You can identify geographic patterns, search for specific utility companies, explore state policies that protect customers, download data and graphics, and more. The data are fully updated through 2024.
Research conducted by the Energy Justice Lab shows that disconnections affect households in the United States across different races, ethnicities, and income levels. The lab has conducted research on the topic by analyzing data focused on utility disconnections and conducting surveys to identify root causes.
42during winter or extreme cold weather
24during summer or severe hot weather
4for households with young children
Data as of March 10, 2025. Explore the Dashboard for more insights on utility disconnections policies across the country. Policies are updated as recently as Fall 2024.
Read the technical documentation for more information on how the Energy Justice Lab collected and summarized utility disconnection information.
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The Energy Justice Lab is a research group that conducts studies about the equity and justice dimensions of the energy transition. The lab offers insights on energy justice challenges and opportunities in the ongoing energy transition: what individuals and communities on the frontlines are facing, what vulnerability means in the energy justice context, what types of policies and programs are in place to address these issues, and how well government is doing to protect vulnerable communities. The lab is co-directed by Professor Sanya Carley at the University of Pennsylvania and Professor David Konisky at Indiana University.
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The Energy Justice Lab is grateful for the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for their support of the Utility Disconnections Dashboard.