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Energy Follow Up Survey (EFUS) 2017 reports

The Energy Follow Up Survey (EFUS) is a large interview and measurement survey of household heating patterns, thermal comfort and energy consumption over 2017 to 2019.

Documents

Household energy consumption and affordability report

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Fuel Poverty report

Annex for Heating patterns and occcupancy report

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Annex for Thermal comfort, ventilation, damp and mould report

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Annex for Household energy consumption and affordability report

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Annex for Lights, appliances and smart technologies report

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Annex for Fuel poverty report

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Energy Follow Up Survey 2017: methodology report

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Details

The Energy Follow Up Survey (EFUS) is a large interview and measurement survey of household occupancy and heating patterns, thermal comfort and energy consumption over 2017 to 2019, with a particular focus on fuel poor households.

It is a detailed follow-up to the annual English Housing Survey. It includes:

  • interviews with around 2,500 households
  • half-hourly temperature measurements from around 750 homes between autumn 2017 and spring 2019
  • daily profiles of gas and electricity consumption from 150 and 450 households respectively over the 2018 to 2019 heating season

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Published 17 September 2021

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