Digital　infrastructure　plays　a　crucial　role　in　shaping　household　energy　consumption　behaviors,　especially　in　the　context　of　achieving　carbon　peaking　and　carbon　neutrality　goals　in　China.　In　this　study,　we　explored　the　impact　of　broadband　infrastructure　on　household　energy　consumption　and　clean　fuel　choices,　using　data　from　the　China　Health　and　Retirement　Longitudinal　Study　(CHARLS).　In　a　difference-in-differences　(DID)　framework,　our　findings　indicate　that　the　promotion　of　broadband　infrastructure　significantly　increases　rural　household　energy　consumption　and　facilitates　a　transition　to　cleaner　energy　sources.　Notably,　households　with　better　socioeconomic　status,　particularly　those　with　higher　education　and　income　levels,　benefit　more　from　enhanced　broadband　internet　access.　Mechanism　analysis　reveals　that　the　＂Broadband　China＂　policy　can　positively　influence　household　consumption　through　several　potential　channels:　fostering　technological　innovation,　enhancing　energy　efficiency　in　cities,　and　improving　overall　environmental　awareness.　These　findings　contribute　to　our　understanding　of　the　role　of　broadband　infrastructure　in　shaping　household　energy　consumption　patterns　and　have　important　implications　for　policymakers,　particularly　in　the　context　of　sustainable　development　and　energy　transition　efforts.