Original article General Economics and Teaching

Individual assessment of energy poverty – possibilities and solutions

Teodora Peneva - Economic Research Institute аt BAS
Emanuil Zabov - Технически университет
Dragovest Dzhalov - „Българо-австрийска консултантска компания“ АД
Received: 20 Nov 2022
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Issue 5/2022
JEL D63 K32 Q48 I32 P46
DOI https://doi.org/10.56497/etj2267502

Abstract

The article presents a proposal for individual assessment of energy poverty through a quantitative model for measuring household energy needs. The assessment contains a demographic and technical component, and is an important part of determining normalized household energy expenditure, as part of an official energy poverty line, in addition to income and energy prices. The expenditure-oriented approach to measuring energy poverty has been proven to be the most suitable for the national specifics in Bulgaria. The energy poverty line is necessary when applying financial schemes for crediting measures for energy efficiency of buildings and heating systems of domestic energy consumers in Bulgaria, as part of a comprehensive mechanism to combat energy poverty.

How to cite this article

Peneva, T., Zabov, E., Djalov, D. (2022). Individualna otsenka na energiynata bednost – vazmozhnosti i resheniya. (Individual assessment of energy poverty – possibilities and solutions). Economic Thought Journal, 67 (5), 541-570 (in Bulgarian). https://doi.org/10.56497/etj2267502

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