Views from energy professionals
The Energy Barometer is the EI’s flagship report which captures insights from our members to inform the energy debate. In addition to tracking trends, this year's report hones in on the necessary response to today’s triple energy crisis.
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We need to treat home energy efficiency as a national emergency
PoliticsHome
13 July 2022

Implement ‘emergency’ home energy efficiency plan, energy professionals urge UK Government
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13 July 2022

‘There’s a major crisis coming’: North-east energy professionals call for ‘national emergency’ to be declared over rising fuel bills
Press and Journal - Evening Express
13 July 2022

Energy Institute: Efficiency should be treated as 'national emergency'
Business Green
13 July 2022

Government should treat energy efficiency as a national emergency
Energy Live News
13 July 2022
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About this project
The Energy Barometer is an annual survey of the Energy Institute (EI) College, a group chosen each year to represent a diverse range of sectors, disciplines and seniority levels of the EI’s UK membership.
About the EI College
The EI College is made up of professional and pre-professional members from three different EI member grades: Fellow (FEI), Member (MEI) and Associate Member (AMEI). The survey is circulated among EI members living in the UK to give everyone a chance to participate and to refresh the College each year. By joining the College, members are agreeing to share their expertise over the course of the year by completing the Barometer survey, and through other research and consultation activities. Participation is voluntary.
About the survey
The survey questions are designed by the EI Knowledge Service (EIKS), under the guidance of the EI’s Energy Advisory Panel and other industry experts. Some questions are repeated annually to track trends over time; others cover topical subjects that change year-on-year. The survey focuses on the UK energy system and encompasses a wide range of topics including UK energy policy effects, climate change targets and global energy prices.
The survey includes multiple choice as well as free response questions. The responses are analysed to assess key findings and identify themes from the results. The answers to free response questions are coded and mentions of these codes are counted across responses. In the report, responses are presented as percentages of respondents, unless stated otherwise. This can lead to percentages adding up to more than 100%, in the case of multiple choice questions where respondents are allowed to choose more than one option, or in the case of a free response question where a single response may have been assigned more than one code.
Archive
The previous Energy Barometer reports and data are available for download below.
Contact
The Energy Barometer is an ongoing project, and we welcome your feedback and suggestions for future editions.
For further information, please contact: knowledge@energyinst.org