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A dwelling-level investigation into the physical and socio-economic drivers of domestic energy consumption in England

Wyatt, P. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9091-2729 (2013) A dwelling-level investigation into the physical and socio-economic drivers of domestic energy consumption in England. Energy Policy, 60. pp. 540-549. ISSN 0301-4215

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To link to this item DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.05.037

Abstract/Summary

The UK Government's Department for Energy and Climate Change has been investigating the feasibility of developing a national energy efficiency data framework covering both domestic and non-domestic buildings. Working closely with the Energy Saving Trust and energy suppliers, the aim is to develop a data framework to monitor changes in energy efficiency, develop and evaluate programmes and improve information available to consumers. Key applications of the framework are to understand trends in built stock energy use, identify drivers and evaluate the success of different policies. For energy suppliers, it could identify what energy uses are growing, in which sectors and why. This would help with market segmentation and the design of products. For building professionals, it could supplement energy audits and modelling of end-use consumption with real data and support the generation of accurate and comprehensive benchmarks. This paper critically examines the results of the first phase of work to construct a national energy efficiency data-framework for the domestic sector focusing on two specific issues: (a) drivers of domestic energy consumption in terms of the physical nature of the dwellings and socio-economic characteristics of occupants and (b) the impact of energy efficiency measures on energy consumption.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Henley Business School > Real Estate and Planning
ID Code:32894
Uncontrolled Keywords:Energy consumption; Energy efficiency measures; Dwellings
Publisher:Elsevier

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