Eurostat project

Final energy consumption in households

7th meeting of Oslo Group 23-26 October 2012

Helsinki, Finland

BackgroundOn-going work /next stepsMESH Project

ObjectivesESS-net portalWork done so farCurrent actionsTime line

Background

• Legal framework: Energy Statistics Regulation (EC) 1099/2008, Article 9

• Task force 2008• Define the needs and establish a country review

report format

• Working Groups 2008 – 2009• Agreement to submit the information• Review of the situation Grants to improve the situation at national level

On-going /next steps

• Development of methodology• Manual• Training

• Inclusion in the Energy Statistics Regulation

MESH Project

• Production of a manual for statistics on energy consumption in households

• Consortium:• IDAE, Spain (Coordinator)• Statistics Austria• Statistics Netherlands• Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia• Department of Energy and Climate Change, UK

MESH Project - Objectives

1. Identification of the situation and the EU MS user needs

2. Creation of a global inventory of the best methodological practices

3. Compilation of a manual on the energy consumption in the residential sector

4. Provision of training for Member States (NSIs) 5. Dissemination of the information, manual and

the best practices

ESS-net portalhttp://www.essnet-portal.eu/mesh

Work done so far (1)

• Request for information from the EU Member States• Inform about changes in the questionnaire of task

force 2008• Inform on methodologies to produce energy

statistics in the residential sector• Forecast to cover to the extent possible the

requirements of the task force 2008• Consideration about fuel/energy poverty

Work done so far (2)

• Request for information from the other countries and international organisations• Other countries

1. Inform on methodologies to produce energy statistics in the residential sector

2. Consideration about fuel/energy poverty

• International organisationsBest international practices detected

Work done so far (3)• Agreement on draft contents of the manual

Chapter Title

0 BACKGROUND

1 SITUATION OF ENERGY STATISTICS HOUSEHOLDS IN UE

2 SERVICES AND DEFINITIONS

3 STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES

Surveys business

Surveys consumers

Admin data

Modelling

"In situ" measurements

Integrated approach

4 EXAMPLES & BEST (COUNTRY) PRACTICES

Surveys business

Surveys consumers

Admin data

Modelling

"In situ" measurements

Integrated approach

5 FROM NATIONAL PRACTICES TOWARDS COMPARABILITY OF DATA

6 OTHER ISSUES

RES

Fuel poverty

Data matching

7 REFERENCES

8 ANNEX

Current actions

• Methodology design• Countries with good, medium and weak coverage

of the requirements of the Task Force 2008Different user needs in national levelSuggestions of each of the three groups

• Compendium of best pratices• List of variables and concepts• Standardise methodology

Common methodology in the EU

Thank you!