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Department of Energy and Climate Change Indicator Data

Input Indicators

The indicators set out in this section are only a small subset of the data gathered by the Department which will be made transparently available as outlined in the Information Strategy.

The Department will adopt the following indicators to help the public scrutinise our inputs:

Input indicator When will publication start? How often will it be published? How will this be broken down?
Renewable financial incentive cost per unit of renewable energy generated (measures in £/TWh; excluding transport levies) Apr 2011 Annual National
Leverage of UK international climate change finance (US$ of international climate finance leveraged per US$ of UK funding) Apr 2011 Annual N/A
Proportion of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s budget that is spent on decommissioning and cleaning up nuclear plants Ongoing Annual N/A

Impact indicators

Our impact indicators are designed to help the public to judge whether our policies and reforms are having the effect they want. The Department will adopt the following indicators:

Impact indicator When will publication start? How often will it be published? How will this be broken down?
The total number of energy efficiency installations (cavity wall and loft insulation) in GB households Oct 2010 Quarterly National
The number of households in ‘fuel poverty’ (subject to independent review of fuel poverty target and definition) Ongoing Annual National, regional, sub-regional
Percentage of energy consumed in the UK that has been generated from renewable sources Ongoing Annual By source
The spare capacity of the UK’s gas and electricity networks (difference between maximum possible supply and actual peak demand) Ongoing Annual National
The impact of other countries’ pledges to decrease their greenhouse gas emissions on predicted global emissions 2010 Annual International (by country or region)
Total emissions of greenhouse gases from the UK (showing progress against legal limits on emissions (carbon budgets)) Ongoing Annual By emission type
Reduction in the Nuclear Liabilities Estimate through decommissioning and clean-up (in line with published Nuclear Decommissioning Authority business plans) Ongoing Annual National
The proportion of all UK energy generation from low carbon sources Ongoing Quarterly National

Other Data

We will publish a full range of datasets and our full departmental organogram on our website:
http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/statistics/statistics.aspx

Data which will help people to judge the progress of structural reforms:
Number of energy efficiency installations provided under the Green Deal
Number of smart meter installations in households
Number of coal-fired power stations equipped with CCS
Energy Trends (comprehensive picture of energy production including renewables, microgeneration installations, low carbon energy and use)
Funds invested by the Green Investment Bank (published by BIS)
Data which will help people to make informed choices:
Average energy bill prices and unit costs by area, and work with suppliers to promote greater transparency on bills
Other key data:
All contracts and spending over £25,000
Digest of UK Energy Statistics (detailed and comprehensive picture of fuel production including renewables and consumption during the last three years)
Quarterly energy prices (energy prices to domestic and industrial consumers for all the major fuels, including comparisons across EU and G7)
UK Energy Sector indicators (over 100 charts containing energy use, energy supply, fuel poverty, competition in energy markets, standards of service and the environment)
Energy Consumption in the UK (includes analysis of the factors driving the changes in energy consumption, the impact of increasing activity, increased efficiency, and structural change in the economy)
UK Energy in Brief (summarising the latest statistics on energy production, consumption and prices in the UK)
Energy Trends (comprehensive picture of energy production including renewables, low carbon energy and use)
UK Greenhouse Gas Inventory (data covering UK greenhouse gas emissions broken down by source and end-user sectors, and by fuel type)
UK Energy and emissions projections (UEP)
Sub-national Gas and electricity consumption statistics
Subregional fuel poverty
Local Area emissions data
CERT data at Local Authority level
Number of newly registered Ultra Low Emission Vehicles (published by DfT)