PPT Agata Miazga EVALUATE workshop with local stakeholders Gdansk June 2015

1. Who cannot afford on energy in Poland?
Determinants of energy expenditures
Agata Miazga
Maciej Lis
*Project is funded by European Climate Foundation
Gdańsk, 18 VI 2015

2. Energy expenditures in 2013
2
363 PLN monthly per household
13,6% - average percentage of overall households
expenditures
Electric energy as a main energy vehicle
Source: Own elaboration on the basis of Household Budget Survey 2013.
Expected increase in energy prices

3. households
climate preferences
households
features
building
features
4 groups of determinants
of energy consumption
3
Amount
of energy
Source: own elaboration.

4. Richer spend more in villages
than in cities
Income higher by 10% means
higher energy spending by:
4Source: Own elaboration based on Polish HBS 2013.
3%
2%
4%
0%
2%
4%
6%
total city village

5. Richer spend more on heating
than on electricity
Income higher by 10% means
higher spending on:
5
1%
2%
0%
1%
2%
3%
electricity heating
Source: Own elaboration based on Polish HBS 2013.

6. Building features influence
on heating is stronger
6* p-value<0.05 – statistically significant.
Source: Own elaboration based on Polish HBS 2013.
Electricity
spending
Heating
spending
Dwelling area[ln m2
] 24%* 40%*
Type of building (vs. flat):
terraced house 1% 14%*
detached house 6%* 6%*
other 15% -34%*

7. Who spents the most?
7
The richest
Residents of pre-
1946 buidings
Large families
Self-employed
Residents of large
flats
Retirees and
pensioners
Residents of
detached houses
Source: Own elaboration on the basis of Household Budget Survey 2013.

8. Conclusions
expenditures <= attributes of
on electricity households
expenditures <= attributes of
on heating buildings
8
education?
insulation?

9. Please feel welcome
to contact us!
agata.miazga@ibs.org.pl
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