{"688531":{"#nid":"688531","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Utility Structure, Pricing, and Energy Incentive Programs","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA recent study by EPIcenter affiliates Brian An and John Kim and researchers at Georgia Tech, Iowa State University, and Clemson University examines how utility-level characteristics\u2014such as ownership structure, electricity pricing, and incentive programs\u2014shape residential electricity consumption in the Southeastern U.S. Using data from 105 electric utilities in Georgia and North Carolina, the authors analyze how governance models (investor-owned, municipal, cooperative), demographic factors, and program offerings interact to influence household energy use.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe study finds that higher electricity rates and greater shares of college-educated residents are associated with lower household consumption, while larger homes, electric heating, and higher incomes drive usage upward. Notably, electric vehicle (EV) incentive programs correlate with increased household electricity demand\u2014even after controlling for public charging infrastructure\u2014suggesting these programs effectively promote EV adoption and at-home charging. In contrast, energy efficiency (EE) and renewable energy (RE) programs show no clear relationship with consumption in multivariate models.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/epicenter.energy.gatech.edu\/2026\/02\/24\/utility-structure-pricing-and-energy-incentive-programs\/\u0022\u003ERead Full Story and listen to a related podcast on the EPIcenter Newspage\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA recent study by EPIcenter affiliates Brian An and John Kim and researchers at Georgia Tech, Iowa State University, and Clemson University examines how utility-level characteristics\u2014such as ownership structure, electricity pricing, and incentive programs\u2014shape residential electricity consumption in the Southeastern U.S. Using data from 105 electric utilities in Georgia and North Carolina, the authors analyze how governance models (investor-owned, municipal, cooperative), demographic factors, and program offerings interact to influence household energy use.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A recent study by EPIcenter affiliates Brian An and John Kim and researchers at Georgia Tech, Iowa State University, and Clemson University examines how utility-level characteristics shape residential electricity consumption in the Southeastern U.S."}],"uid":"36413","created_gmt":"2026-02-25 20:16:46","changed_gmt":"2026-02-25 20:24:02","author":"pdevarajan3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-02-24T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2026-02-24T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"679438":{"id":"679438","type":"image","title":"UtilityStructure--Pricing-EPIcenter-02242026-AdobeStock_559085927-1024x684.jpeg","body":null,"created":"1772050633","gmt_created":"2026-02-25 20:17:13","changed":"1772050633","gmt_changed":"2026-02-25 20:17:13","alt":"Stacks of coins topped with green icons representing clean energy and sustainability.","file":{"fid":"263601","name":"UtilityStructure--Pricing-EPIcenter-02242026-AdobeStock_559085927-1024x684.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/02\/25\/UtilityStructure--Pricing-EPIcenter-02242026-AdobeStock_559085927-1024x684.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/02\/25\/UtilityStructure--Pricing-EPIcenter-02242026-AdobeStock_559085927-1024x684.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":76977,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/02\/25\/UtilityStructure--Pricing-EPIcenter-02242026-AdobeStock_559085927-1024x684.jpeg?itok=_PkMnlJG"}}},"media_ids":["679438"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/epicenter.energy.gatech.edu\/2026\/02\/24\/utility-structure-pricing-and-energy-incentive-programs\/","title":"Read Full Story on the EPIcenter Webpage"}],"groups":[{"id":"367481","name":"SEI Energy"},{"id":"1280","name":"Strategic Energy Institute"}],"categories":[{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"151","name":"Policy, Social Sciences, and Liberal Arts"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"186858","name":"go-sei"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"},{"id":"39511","name":"Public Service, Leadership, and Policy"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:priya.devarajan@research.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EPriya Devarajan\u003C\/a\u003E | SEI Communications Program Manager\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["ggonzalez68@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}