Energy Poverty (EP) is increasingly recognised as a pressing social issue within the policy strategies and legislative frameworks of the European Commission. Namely, in the new Energy Efficiency Directive (European Commission, 2021), the EED places a stronger emphasis on the need for alleviating EP and empowering consumers. Diagnosis is a vital component of addressing EP and requires measurement and monitoring of its various dimensions. Indicators play a crucial role in this process, providing valuable insights into identifying and assessing the vulnerability of the energy-poor population. Following the previous Energy Poverty Advisory Hub (Gouveia et al., 2022) report on energy poverty indicators, “National Indicators: Insights for a more effective measuring”, EPAH now presents a new report focusing on the latest updates and enhancements to our energy poverty indicators and dashboard. This revision effort aims to further develop the knowledge and tools provided by EPAH towards contributing to the improvement of EP measurements across the EU. It reorganises and updates existing indicators, removes redundant ones, and incorporates new (sub)topics and indicators. The update aims to deepen and broaden EP measurement by integrating more EP-related dimensions to equip policymakers, researchers, and practitioners with a toolkit that enables more comprehensive approaches.

Authors: João Pedro Gouveia, Salomé Bessa, Pedro Palma, Katherine Mahoney, Miguel Sequeira.