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The energy sector in the United States is ever more vulnerable to extremeclimatic hazards, leading to multiple hazard-induced and managed power outages.Utility companies reportedly prioritize the restoration of power systems basedon the number of outages and the size of affected populations. This approachfails to account for unequal impacts. Research in equitable infrastructureemphasizes that certain populations, such as lower income and racial-ethnicminority households, are disproportionately impacted by disruptions in thepower system. Moreover, connected network qualities of the power systemsuggests an element of spatial vulnerabilities. However, little empiricalevidence exists regarding the presence and extent of energy inequality. A mainroadblock is the data collection process, in that outage data is oftenperishable and not found at granular spatial scales to allow the undertaking ofa comprehensive analysis. Recognizing this important gap, this study collectedand analyzed observational data related to Winter Storm Uri (2021) andHurricane Ida (2021). In the managed outages of Winter Storm Uri, census tractswith lower income and more Hispanic households had a higher median duration ofoutages. In the hazard-induced outages of Hurricane Ida, zip codes with lowerincome and more black households had a higher median duration of power outages.Both the managed and hazard-induced outages had moderate levels of spatialinequality as shown through the spatial Gini and infrastructure index analyses.The findings provide evidence of pervasive social and spatial inequality inpower outages during climate hazards and highlight the importance ofintegrating equity into the manner in which utility managers and emergencyplanners restore power outages.

Energy Inequality in Climate Hazards: Empirical Evidence of Social and Spatial Disparities in Managed and Hazard-Induced Power Outages