The tool is a spreadsheet that enables a community to take available data from UK Government sources on population and energy use and will calculate this into an community wide audit of energy use, cost and carbon emissions.

Requirements:

  • UK National Census data to provide information on population and no. of households at the most local scale known as Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA – typically 1000-3000 population).
  • Sub-National Energy Consumption statistics produced by the UK Government for electricity, gas and road fuel use
  • Local knowledge to provide estimates for the residual fuels figures (such as coal, heating oil and wood fuel)