Deliverables

The findings of this deliverable serve, at project level, as input for ongoing/future tasks of the project and, at a broader level, as a guide and inspiration for future research and improvements in EP diagnosis. At the project level, secondary and primary data were analysed in order to determine the levels of energy poverty in each pilot area. Specifically, we investigated to what extent the characteristics of the buildings stock and the used heating and cooling systems, the local climatic conditions, the households’ income and the respective energy expenditure, the households’ knowledge and attitudes on energy use, the penetration of energy saving measures and the barriers of their implementation influence the energy poverty levels as well as the effectiveness of the policies implemented to tackle the problem. The specific characteristics identified in each pilot area, even at the cultural level, combined with the existing institutional framework and subsidised energy saving programmes will be exploited by the project partners for the finalisation of the roadmaps, the design of the OSSs, and the preparation of tailormade materials for community capacity building programmes.