A recent report from the Houseinc project uses Smart Energy Research Lab data to demonstrate how smart meter data can be used to identify and measure fuel poverty more effectively.
The report – entitled ‘Smart meter data for measurement and identification of energy poverty’ was produced as part of the Horizon Europe Houseinc project – full project title ‘Inclusive, affordable and sustainable housing for marginalised communities’.
SERL researchers Dr Lin Zheng, Dr Eoghan McKenna (UCL); and Professor Gesche Huebner (Exeter), carried out a case study using the SERL Observatory dataset. The research showed how smart meter data can provide a greater quantity and quality of household energy use data which – when combined with other contextual data – can give a more informed and nuanced picture of energy poverty and be used to recommend more targeted and effective ways to address the issue to governments and energy suppliers. Smart meters can provide more data for more homes across a greater geographical and demographic range and at a much lower cost than more traditional methods of gathering data such as paper surveys or phone calls.
Read more on the report: How can energy poverty be more effectively measured? The Houseinc project analyses the role of smart meter data. – IEECP
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