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Objective:

• Evaluate the cost and health impacts of TOU (time of use) among vulnerable versus non-vulnerable households that took part in a randomized control TOU pilot

Case:

• US

Methodology:

• DDD
• Define vulnerability indicators

Data Source

• Survey

Findings:

• The greater cost increases experienced by households vulnerable on the diability and elderly indicators assigned to TOU, relative to their non-vulnerable counterparts

• Households vulnerable on low-income and disability indicators face worse health and comfort outcomes than the outcomes faced by non-vulnerable counterparts
• TOU similarity correlates with worse health outcomes for Hispanic households, relative to their non-vulnerable counterparts

Coding Reference:

• Not applicable