Publications | Energy Poverty Advisory Hub

22 April 2018

In Great Britain there are pockets of real innovation in how energy companies support and empower their customers in vulnerable situations. In some areas, such as supporting customers in financial difficulty,there is seemingly more activity in energy than a number of other sectors or internationally

22 April 2018

Targeted Social Assistance for Heating - Historical Experience and Development Perspectives in Reducing Energy Poverty in Bulgaria

The aim of the article is to provide guidance on how to optimize targeted social assistance mechanisms for heating in the broader context of the need to pursue a national policy for the reduction of energy poverty.

Report (policy paper, recommendation)
21 April 2018

NATIONAL ENERGY AND CLIMATE PLAN OF LATVIA 2021–2030 - Draft

According to Cabinet Order No.46 adopted 4 February 2020 the National Energy and Climate Plan for 2021-2030 set Latvia's targets and performance measures in several sectors or activities, including the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the increase in the share of renewable energy sources.

Report (policy paper, recommendation)
17 April 2018

Programme to reduce energy poverty in the Czech Republic

Unique national study designing programme tackling energy poverty. Full range of solutions and approaches in the field of energy poverty. Overview of policies useful for countries developing their own policies. Case study aimed at mapping of the current situation in the Czech Republic.

28 March 2018

A novel Index of Vulnerable Homes: Findings from application in Spain

This paper develops a novel index of vulnerable homes in terms of fuel poverty that is based on the analysis of different existing fuel poverty indicators and their relationship to the residential sector.

Scientific paper
22 March 2018

Underrepresenting neighbourhood vulnerabilities? The measurement of fuel poverty in England

This paper seeks to understand to what extent expenditure-based indicators succeed in representing wider socio-spatial vulnerabilities that manifest in particular locales.

Scientific paper
20 March 2018

Mining Households’ energy data to disclose fuel poverty: Lessons for Southern Europe

Smart meters, surveys and buildings energy simulation used to track fuel poverty. Comparative analysis of fuel poverty and fuel obesity groups for added insights. Electricity consumption data and profiles cannot be used alone to segment consumers.

Scientific paper
4 March 2018

Energy affordability in the EU: The risks of metric driven policies

Energy expenditure shares are noticeably higher in New Member States than in the EU15. A common pan-EU fuel/energy poverty metric is likely to be problematic. Targeting high-level fuel poverty metrics could distort policymaking.

Report (policy paper, recommendation)
4 March 2018

Vulnerable consumers in the European Electricity Sector: A comparative study between the English and the Spanish protection systems

El presente libro nos permite transitar desde planteamientos y problemas generales ?endémicos o sobrevenidos? en relación con un valor que supone sin duda la clave de bóveda del proyecto europeo.

Scientific paper
22 February 2018

Assessing the fuel poverty vulnerability of urban neighbourhoods using a spatial multi-criteria decision analysis for the German city of Oberhausen

The analysis offers insights into the spatial pattern of fuel poverty within a city and thus provides an opportunity to channel efforts towards households in those neighbourhoods most in need.

Scientific paper
22 February 2018

‘Getting the measure of fuel poverty’: The geography of fuel poverty indicators in England

We investigate the geographical features of fuel poverty using different indicators. We compare the spatial distribution of fuel poverty using a 10% and LIHC indicator. The shift to a LIHC indicator has disproportionately affected regions with lower housing costs.

Scientific paper
22 February 2018

‘Getting the measure of fuel poverty’: The geography of fuel poverty indicators in England

Using spatial analyses, the paper interrogates sub-regional estimates of the two indicators in England, where the LIHC indicator was first conceived.

Report (policy paper, recommendation)
21 February 2018

Energy poverty in Poland, 2012-2016

12% of people in Poland live in energy poverty.Poland’s rate of energy poverty has decreased in the last five years. Energy poverty affects mainly people living in villages and small towns

Report (policy paper, recommendation)
21 February 2018

Energy poverty in Poland, 2012-2016

The aim of the report is to present the scale and characteristics of energy poverty in Poland based on the latest available data.

Report (policy paper, recommendation)
4 January 2018

Evaluation of energy performance of buildings in Albania from the perspective of energy poverty

The report evaluates the typology of buildings, the cost of electricity against income, the use of electricity and quality of life as a phenomenon closely related to energy poverty. Energy poverty refers to a situation where a household cannot access energy services at home.

Report (policy paper, recommendation)
9 November 2017

A new definition of fuel poverty in Scotland: A review of recent evidence

A report by a panel of independent experts who conducted a review of the definition of fuel poverty in Scotland.

9 November 2017

A new definition of fuel poverty in Scotland: A review of recent evidence

An independent, academic review of evidence resulting in a new definition of fuel poverty in Scotland.

Scientific paper
29 September 2017

Community energy initiatives to alleviate fuel poverty: the material politics of Energy Cafés

Through an analysis of community-run Energy Cafés in the United Kingdom, the paper argues that while present-day grassroots innovations appear less explicitly political than their predecessors, they can still represent a form of political participation.

Report (policy paper, recommendation)
15 September 2017

Understanding carbon monoxide risk in households vulnerable to fuel poverty

This research investigated the relationship between fuel poverty and carbon monoxide (CO) risk in households on low incomes and in vulnerable situations. Over the course of two heating seasons (October to April) in 2015/16 and 2016/17 .

Report (policy paper, recommendation)
17 August 2017

Energy poverty in Catalonia: challenges and dilemmas

Aquest passat mes de juny s’ha publicat el llibre Pobresa energètica: reptes i dilemes (PDF), sorgit dels testimonis i reflexions que es van poder sentir durant el 1er Congrés Català de Pobresa Energètica que va tenir lloc el novembre de 2016 a Sabadell.

Scientific paper
1 June 2017

Domestic energy deprivation in Greece: A field study

Presents an in-situ survey of various characteristics related with energy poverty in Greece. It is a first attempt to analyze residential energy, habitants’ behavior, and attitudes in the middle of the economic crisis in North Greece.

Factsheet (Roadmap, guidelines)
22 April 2017

Reducing energy poverty with national renovation strategies: a unique opportunity

The long-term renovation strategies developed by Member States are an opportunity to reduce energy poverty through stimulating deep renovation of buildings.

Scientific paper
22 April 2017

Residential Heating under Energy Poverty Conditions: A Field Study

The specific study aims to investigate energy poverty and its effect in Central Makedonia, in northern Greece, where the climate is harsher and heating requirements significantly higher than in the other parts of the country. A questionnaire aiming to assess energy poverty in low income urban areas.

Scientific paper
23 September 2015

Do we need complex and multidimensional indicators to assess energy poverty? The case of the Chilean indicator

Alexis Pérez-Fargallo, Laura Marín-Restrepo, Sergio Contreras-Espinoza, David Bienvenido-Huertas