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Poor Housing, Expensive Heating. Where did fuel poverty go?. fuel poverty. “Low income households”. “Low income households” not the same as fuel poor. … to support action we need good measurement … Bad measurement can hinder.”. Model that included for Occupancy
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“Low income households” not the same as fuel poor
… to support action we need good measurement … Bad measurement can hinder.”
Model that included for • Occupancy • Heating Patterns • Local climate • Height above sea level • Wind speed region • % house heated • all household energy use
All electric: no controls Standard Domestic Tariff
All electric: with controls Standard Domestic Tariff
“An inefficient dwelling requires a larger amount of energy compared to a more efficient dwelling to maintain a specific internal temperature and. All things being equal, a person living in an inefficient dwelling will face a higher energy bill”
All electric storage heating Night Saver Tariff
All electric storage heating Night Saver Tariff
It says here “energy poverty is not something that can be overcome today, tomorrow or even in the next few years” Chapman quoted. “You fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time”, as he recalled that although we have the technology, the know how, and the people, we seem to be missing the political will. Yes, replied Keats, with political will we could fuel all of the people all of the time”
my apologies to Flann O’Brien, Myles na gCopaleen and Brian O’Nolan