Publications | Energy Poverty Advisory Hub

Scientific paper
1 December 2019

People’s decisions matter: understanding and addressing Energy Poverty with Behavioral Economics

nsufficient access to affordable, safe and reliable energy services deprives individuals of the essential means to live a good, satisfactory and just life. This problem is becoming more and more urgent in urban areas, in particular in low-income neighborhoods.

Scientific paper
1 December 2019

People’s decisions matter: understanding and addressing energy poverty with behavioral economics

This study taps into findings from behavioral sciences regarding the role that scarcity conditions have on decision-making.

Scientific paper
21 November 2019

Integrating climate and social housing policy to alleviate energy poverty: an analysis of targets and instruments in Austria

Housing conditions are addressed by climate policy in retrofitting buildings and by social policy in providing affordable and adequate housing.This paper illustrates intersections between both policy spheres in Austria and argues that disjunct policies undermine efforts at alleviating energy povert

Report (policy paper, recommendation)
20 November 2019

Connecting obligated parties to adopt innovative schemes towards energy poverty allevation

The purpose of this report is to establish the essential background setting in which the SocialWatt activities will be carried out.

Report (policy paper, recommendation)
20 November 2019

Connecting Obligated Parties to Adopt Innovative Schemes Towards Energy Poverty Allevation - Report

The purpose of this report is to establish the essential background setting in which the SocialWatt activities will be carried out. It therefore contains a discussion of definitions and indicators currently available to measure energy poverty at European and Member State level.

Scientific paper
20 November 2019

Sustainable Development and Energy Poverty: Challenges for the Governing Institutions

The article presents the scope of energy poverty in Bulgaria, the underlying factors, the consequences, and the trends of development in the last three years until 2016.

Scientific paper
15 November 2019

Energy poverty in Portugal: Combining vulnerability mapping with household interviews

Energy poverty is analyzed in a country highly vulnerable to cold and heat at home. Methods include energy poverty vulnerability index and interviews with households. Mapping shows extent and variability of energy poverty throughout Portugal.

Report (policy paper, recommendation)
11 November 2019

EPOV Annual Report: Transforming Energy Poverty Policies in the European Union

We outline measures to tackle energy poverty, both in terms of the new EU legislative requirements mandated by the Clean Energy for all Europeans Package, and national policy approaches towards energy poverty and vulnerable consumers

5 November 2019

Energy poverty vulnerability index: A multidimensional tool to identify hotspots for local action

The aim of this work is to develop a novel high-resolution spatial scale composite index, focusing on space heating and cooling, to map energy poor regions and identify hotspots for local action.

5 November 2019

Energy poverty vulnerability index: A multidimensional tool to identify hotspots for local action

High spatial scale multi-faceted method for EP regional vulnerability assessment. Buildings energy performance gaps and socio-economic variables are combined. Tool for hotspots identification for local action and comparative analysis.

Report (policy paper, recommendation)
30 October 2019

Annual report on the results of monitoring the internal electricity and natural gas markets in 2018 – Consumer empowerment volume

The report monitors the performance of consumer protection measures in the European electricity and gas markets.

Report (policy paper, recommendation)
11 October 2019

EPOV Annual Report: Addressing Energy Poverty in the European Union: State of Play and Action

It is argued that energy poverty should be measured using multiple indicators in tandem, as it is a complex multi-dimensional issue that manifests in different ways across households and Member States.

Report (policy paper, recommendation)
11 October 2019

EPOV Case Study - Jessica II Fund for Multi-Apartment Building Modernisation

Case Studies of the EU Energy Poverty Observatory (EPOV) showcase successfully implemented energy poverty measures in the Member States. They highlight best practices that can be used as models for energy poverty action.

Report (policy paper, recommendation)
11 October 2019

Energy Poverty Observatory in Greece

The current case study focuses on the development of the Energy Poverty Observatory in Greece aiming at effective monitoring of the Greek energy poverty situation.

Scientific paper
11 October 2019

Energy consumption and comfort gap in social housing in Madrid, through smart meters and surveys information

Para ello, resulta necesario contrastar los datos de los consumos realizados con la información obtenida a partir de encuestas realizadas a los habitantes.

Factsheet (Roadmap, guidelines)
11 October 2019

Energy Poverty Observatory Case Study - Energy Advice Points in Barcelona

This case study focuses on a project in Barcelona that involves large-scale efforts to help people to manage their energy bills and avoid disconnection, as well as trainings and workshops.

Factsheet (Roadmap, guidelines)
11 October 2019

EU Energy Poverty Observatory Case Study - French National Energy Poverty Observatory (ONPE)

This case study focuses on the development of the French National Energy Poverty Observatory aiming at effective monitoring of the energy poverty situation in France.

Scientific paper
11 October 2019

Energy consumption and comfort gap in social housing in Madrid, through smart meters and surveys information

The aim of this research is to explore the possibilities of using the information about energy consumption records in the new smart meters as reliable information for energy research of the residential building stock.

Scientific paper
1 October 2019

Structural energy poverty vulnerability and excess winter mortality in the European Union: Exploring the association between structural determinants and health

There are important structural energy poverty vulnerability inequalities in the EU. A geographical pattern of structural energy poverty vulnerability was observed. The most vulnerable countries are located in eastern and southern Europe. Excess winter mortality risk is higher in countries wi

Report (policy paper, recommendation)
1 October 2019

Annual Report on the Results of Monitoring the Internal Electricity and Natural Gas Markets in 2018 – Consumer Empowerment Volume

Taken as a whole, the body of energy consumer rights and protections established in the Second and Third Energy Packages has been largely transposed in the Member States (MSs), as presented in previous editions of this Volume.

Scientific paper
6 September 2019

Harvesting big data from residential building energy performance certificates: retrofitting and climate change mitigation insights at a regional scale

The results show that Portuguese residential buildings have very low energy performance, with windows and roofs being identified as the most energy inefficient elements. Roof retrofitting has the highest potential for the reduction of energy needs.

Scientific paper
1 September 2019

Influence of climate on the creation of multilayer perceptrons to analyse the risk of fuel poverty

This research studies the feasibility of implementing the FPPRI in different climate zones of Chile by means of regression models based on artificial neural networks (ANNs).

1 September 2019

Energy poverty distribution in the city of Madrid, Spain

Se desarrolla una metodología que permite la localización de áreas urbanas que se encuentran en situación de pobreza energética. Para ello es necesario analizar datos geolocalizados de la relación entre los ingresos medios por hogar y los consumos energéticos residenciales para cada área urbana.

Scientific paper
1 September 2019

Energy poverty and social relations: A capabilities approach

We focus particularly on how relationships with family, friends, agencies and distant others impact on people’s ability to cope with energy poverty. We find that the connection between social relations and energy poverty is recursive

Scientific paper
20 August 2019

Energy poverty and gender in England: A spatial perspective

Vulnerability frameworks can challenge assumption that gender inequality is synonymous with energy poverty. We need to move beyond a focus upon the household to consider energy vulnerability of individuals. Evidence spatialities of gendered energy vulnerability related to health and economic act