Heat in Buildings: progress report 2024

Annex A: summary of data sources

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero:

Annual domestic energy bills: Statistical dataset providing annual estimates of gas and electricity bills, along with statistics on household expenditure on fuel (data split by region).

Annual and quarterly non-domestic energy bills: Quarterly and annual gas and electricity prices for the non-domestic sector, including and excluding the Climate Change Levy (CCL), split into consumption size bands (data for the UK - Scotland specific data not available).

Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) data - Domestic and Non-Domestic: These datasets present data from every current domestic and non-domestic EPC assessment held by the Scottish Energy Performance Certificate Register (SEPCR), covering the period from Q4 2013. The SEPCR updates daily overnight, while the published domestic and non-domestic datasets are a snapshot of the register taken at quarterly intervals. EPCs present a range of key environmental data, intended to provide homeowners, tenants and the occupants of non-domestic buildings information on potential energy costs and carbon emissions.

Green Finance Institute – UK Green Mortgage Products: The Green Finance Institute collects data on the number of green mortgage products offered in the UK.

Heat Networks Metering and Billing Regulations Data: This dataset is compiled from notifications submitted by heat network operators (heat suppliers) to the UK Government’s Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) under the Heat Networks Metering and Billing Regulations. Networks can be district or communal and can serve domestic customers only, non-domestic customers only, or a mixture of the two. Data for each network include (where available):

• number and type of customer supplied
• number and type of building supplied
• capacity, generation and supply values for heating and cooling
• fuel type (e.g. biomass)
• technology used (e.g. heat pump)

Low Carbon and Renewable Energy Economy (LCREE) Survey: The Low Carbon and Renewable Energy Economy (LCREE) Survey is the primary source of official information on LCREE activity in the UK. It is a predominantly an online survey of around 25,000 UK businesses, targeted at industries expected to be undertaking activities relevant to LCREE. Information is collected from businesses which self-identify as operating within LCREE sectors in relation to employment, turnover, imports, exports and capital assets for all LCREE sectors they operate in. Businesses are considered to be active in the LCREE if they provide information on economic performance within 17 predefined LCREE sectors.

Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) Installations Database : The MCS database provides near real-time information on all MCS certified, small-scale renewable installations in the UK. This is understood to cover most heat pump installations in existing domestic properties. However, it will not cover non-certified installations and may include some installs in new builds and smaller non-domestic buildings.

Non-Domestic Analytics (NDA): NDA provides address-level information about non-domestic properties in Scotland. NDA can be used to gain an understanding of the non-domestic building stock within an area. Data includes building type and use, energy efficiency (including demand for space and water heating), and wider characteristics like floor area. NDA is produced by the Energy Saving Trust (EST) on behalf of the Scottish Government. It integrates several non-domestic datasets, including EPCs, to model Scotland’s non-domestic building stock.

Scottish Funding Council: data and analysis - Numbers enrolled on Further and Higher Education courses: The Scottish Funding Council (SFC) collects statistics on the number of enrolments at Scottish Colleges and Universities. Data is captured by key characteristics and subject and course details. SFC is a non-departmental public body and is directly accountable to Scottish Government Ministers and the Scottish Parliament.

Scottish Government Climate Change Public Engagement Strategy public polling: The Scottish Government's five-year (2021-2026) Net Zero Nation: Public Engagement Strategy for Climate Change sets out our vision for all of Scotland to understand the challenges we face and embrace their role in our transition to a net zero and climate ready Scotland. In 2022, a representative baseline survey was conducted and included questions on: awareness of the Scottish Government net zero targets and climate policies (Understand), experiences of and attitudes to participating in policy and decision making relating to climate change (Participate), and understanding of the actions needed to tackle climate change, and instances of these actions being taken or planned at an individual, household or community level (Act). We plan to repeat this survey in 2024 and 2026.

Scottish Government delivery schemes data: These are data we collect for our delivery schemes in collaboration with delivery partners.

Scottish Greenhouse Gas Emissions Statistics: This is an Official Statistics publication which reports results from the Scottish Greenhouse Gas Inventory, covering the period from 1990. It is published annually in June with around an 18-month lag. It presents information on territorial emissions and is compiled in accordance with guidelines from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Scottish Housing Condition Survey (SHCS): This is the Scottish Government’s annual national survey looking at the physical condition of Scotland's homes as well as the experiences of householders. The survey fieldwork runs from January to December each year, with the survey now an integrated component of the Scottish Household Survey. The SHCS annual report is based on a representative sample of around 3,000 dwellings. All survey figures are estimates and will contain some error associated with sampling variability. In general, the smaller the sample size, the greater the likelihood that the estimate could be misleading, so we will take care when using smaller subsets of the survey sample for analysis.

Scottish Household Survey: The Scottish Government’s annual, cross-sectional, national survey that provides robust evidence on the composition, characteristics, attitudes and behaviour of private households and individuals as well as evidence on the physical condition of Scotland’s homes.

Skills Development Scotland Statistics - Numbers training in Modern and Graduate Apprenticeships: Skills Development Scotland collects statistics on the number of Graduate (GA) and Modern Apprenticeships (MA). The MA statistics are based on those where there is a public funding contribution administered by SDS, on behalf of the Scottish Government. GA are industry-recognised, accredited degree-level qualifications, available from Diploma up to Masters degree-level qualification. They are offered in key occupational growth areas of the economy and support the education and development of individuals so that they acquire the necessary skills, knowledge and competence required to work and progress in their chosen sector.