Monitoring energy poverty in Northern Greece: the energy poverty phenomenon |
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Authors: | Sofia-Natalia Boemi Agis M. Papadopoulos |
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Affiliation: | Department of Mechanical Engineering, Process Equipment Design Laboratory, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece |
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Abstract: | The last two decades’ scientists have become increasingly interested in the aspects of energy poverty. In order to study the dynamics of energy poverty in Northern Greece a field study was carried out. The evidence presented is based on a comprehensive study of 350 questionnaires mainly for Western (47%) and Central Macedonia (45%), in Northern Greece. The questionnaire focused on the household’ and users’ characteristics, allowing for regional specific effects. Additionally, in an effort to study and quantify the relation between households’ net-income and the most common indicators of energy poverty a Chi-square test was estimated. At the same time six temperature and humidity loggers have been distributed to selected participants to record real-time data. Overall, the results of the survey unveiled that various characteristics of the domestic demand for heating are linked with the household’s net-income. |
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Keywords: | Energy poverty fuel poverty Northern Greece energy deprivation |
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