A major shift in how energy vulnerability is measured is approaching across the UK.
Official fuel poverty statistics are built on annual housing surveys and modelled estimates, published with a significant time lag. By the time the figures are available, the households they describe may already have cut back on heating, self disconnected from prepay meters, or fallen into debt.
As energy prices, incomes and household circumstances shift more rapidly, policymakers and support organisations need a clearer, more frequent picture of who is struggling, where, and when.
Join Energy Systems Catapult for the launch of a new fuel poverty indicators dataset. Torran Semple (University of Oxford) and Anna Strzelecka (Energy Systems Catapult) will explain how detailed banking data and Smart DCC prepayment meter data can be used to derive near real-time indicators of energy vulnerability, and the research and interventions these indicators could make possible
Multi-disciplinary researcher, University of Oxford
Dr Torran Semple is a multi-disciplinary researcher who specialises in the analysis of various social and energy-related issues, including fuel poverty, the equity of energy transitions and the promotion of sustainable transport.
He joined the University of Oxford in October 2025 and is a member of the EDOx research group, who work on a number of ongoing projects, including EDOL, SENSE and JED-AI.
Prior to this, he received his PhD ("The Modern Problematisation of Fuel Poverty in England: Quantification, Obfuscation and Energy Transitions") from the University of Nottingham.
Modelling & Simulation Engineer, Energy Systems Catapult
Anna Strzelecka is a Modelling and Simulation Engineer at Energy Systems Catapult, specialising in smart energy data, low-carbon technologies and consumer energy outcomes.
Previously a Senior Lecturer and researcher in environmental engineering, her academic work focused on sustainable energy systems, smart cities and resource efficiency.
At Energy Systems Catapult, she has worked on evaluating the real-world performance of technologies such as heat pumps, EVs and heat batteries, and their role in supporting energy system flexibility. Her current work focuses on assessing energy vulnerability using smart meter data.
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