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Energy efficiency indicators in the Netherlands: Dutch contribution to the project 'Cross country comparison on energy efficiency' Phase 4
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ECN
Policy Studies
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1-12-1998
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ECN-C--99-038
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ECN publication
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64
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Abstract:
The study uses energy efficiency indicators to present and review theenergy efficiency situation in the Netherlands in the last decades. The
indicators are calculated along a common methodology, using the ODYSSEE
database and national data. In addition, an account is given of energy
efficiency and environmental policy initiatives in the Netherlands in
1996-1998. In the period 1982-1996, total final demand has increased 25%. The
service sector doubled whereas households remained relatively stable. There
were no remarkable shifts in the fuel mix. The improvement of the final
energy intensity since 1982 was 13%. Corrected for average outside
temperature this was 15%. Among the factors influencing the intensities, the
fuel prices, the sectoral structure (influenced by economic growth), and the
effort and funds devoted to energy conservation policy are analysed. The
developments with regard to these factors in the Netherlands explain the
development of the final energy intensity to some extent. 16 refs.
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