What do empirical findings reveal about modelled energy demand and energy ratings? Comparisons of gas consumption across the English residential sector

A.J. Summerfield, T. Oreszczyn, J. Palmer, I.G. Hamilton, F.G.N. Li, J. Crawley and R.J. Lowe

Energy Policy, 2019, vol. 129, issue C, 997-1007

Abstract: Energy ratings and national housing energy models are useful for energy policy evaluation and development, but limited empirical validation of energy demand estimates is available across residential sub-sectors. This study used data from a sample of over 2.5 million gas-heated dwellings in England from the National Energy Efficiency Data-Framework (NEED) to compare with estimates of 2012 gas consumption from the Cambridge Housing Model (CHM), a national energy stock model. The analysis quantified differences by dwelling type, size, and age band. It also compared variations in gas consumption from NEED dwellings with that expected from Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) bands.

Keywords: Energy demand; Gas consumption; Residential sector; National building energy models; Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2019.02.033

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