1. PRODUCTION OF A MANUAL FOR STATISTICS ON ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN HOUSEHOLDS
MESH PROJECT
3rd Working Meeting
WP2: Data Collection Systems Used by EU Countries
Pilar de Arriba Segurado
IDAE – General Secretary – Planning and Studies Department
Vienna, 3rd October 2012 1

2. Overview of Main Data Acquisition Systems in the Household Sector in EU Countries (1)
Similar conclusions to other studies developed in the field of energy statistics in the household sector
Surveys and models are the most spread methods of data acquisition in EU
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3. Overview of Main Data Acquisition Systems in the Household Sector in EU Countries (2)
Notes:
Sources not considered in those countries which have not provided detailed information on them.
Modeling: France
Admin.: Germany, Malta, Slovenia, Sweden, Poland (expected)
Sources of more than one type have been considered within the most relevant one. E.g. integrated approach Model in Austria
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4. Conclusions from the Task Force 2008
3 categories of needs:
Coverage of information required:
High Priority: “Must Have”
Consumption by energy sources per household
Consumption by end-uses
Data on penetration of EE technologies
Data on characteristics of the housing stock
Unit/specific consumption data
Corresponding activity data
Items/Variables:
Housing Stock Characteristics
Household characteristics
Consumption/expenditure of energy commodities
Space Heating
Hot Water
Cooking
Electrical appliances
Air conditioning
Penetration of EE Technologies
Energy service demand
Penetration of RES
Energy consumption by end-use
Medium Priority: “Nice to have”
Appliances stock & usage information
Trends in energy service demand
Additional needs on info
RES: Solar; Biomass: Use of heat pumps
Fuel poverty
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5. Quantification of the Task Force 2008 coverage in EU countries (1)
1) Assessment based on the availability of information by categories of variables
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6. Quantification of the Task Force 2008 coverage in EU countries (2)
2) Assessment based on a Synthetic Coverage Indicator (SCI)
How to proceed?
Through a weighting method applied to both the categories and the corresponding variables
Different weights must be used in accordance with the importance of the different categories (“Must have”> “Nice to have”>…) and variables (energy consumption by end uses>….> household characteristics)
Why is it considered necessary to use a coverage indicator?
The evaluation of the statistical practices is a necessary condition to satisfy before proceeding with the selection of best practices.
A transparent , objective and competitive procedure must be established
It’s a proper way to quantify the impact of the EUROSTAT initiative  SECH projects on the improvement of energy statistics of the household sector in EU countries.
All this leads to the necessity of a qualitative and quantitative assessment of the current coverage of the requirements established by TF 2008.
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7. Quantification of the Task Force 2008 coverage in EU countries (3)
2) Assessment based on a Synthetic Coverage Indicator (SCI)
Pi: Weighting of each category
i: nº of categories
pij : Weighting of each variable
j: nº of variables
aij: Value of variable fulfillment:
1: fulfilled; 0,5: partly; 0: no fulfilled
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8. Quantification of the Task Force 2008 coverage in EU countries (4)
2) Assessment based on a Synthetic Coverage Indicator (SCI):
Overall and by categories of variables
OUTSIDE EU
Australia
27,8%
Canada
41,8%
USA
56,9%
Norway
28,3%
Switzerland
33,2%
Benefits of the involvement in a SECH project
 Remarkable increase in a SCI
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9. Quantification of the Task Force 2008 coverage in EU countries (5)
Strong and weak points
Lack of enough knowledge about:
EE technologies;
Energy service demand;
Unit/Specific consumption;
Fuel poverty;
Relatively low coverage of all the information in the categories better known
 A further effort in statistics focused on the household sector is required 
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10. Main Conclusions to be considered
The development of MESH project makes absolutely necessary the availability of a transparent and quantitative TF 2008 coverage indicator, which allows to choose best statistical practices in an open and competitive market.
MESH project must stay away from subjective assessments (“I prefer…”; “I like…”), presenting transparent and professional ones.
Whatever alternative assessment proposal of TF 2008 coverage will be welcome, as long as the principles of professionalism, objectivity, transparency, equity and competitiveness are respected.
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11. Thank you very much for your attention11