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Guidance

Subnational methodology and guidance

Information on subnational energy consumption statistics.

From:
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Published:
27 June 2013
Last updated:
30 July 2026 — See all updates

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Subnational methodology and guidance

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This methodology and guidance is to help local authorities and other users interpret the DESNZ subnational energy consumption statistics.

It provides detailed information about the collection and compilation of the sub-national estimates used for the datasets, in particular their coverage, limitations and comparability.

Any enquiries about this guidance should be sent to: energyefficiency.stats@energysecurity.gov.uk.

Updates to this page

Last updated:
30 July 2026
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  1. Updated alongside publication of the 2024 subnational total final energy consumption data.

  2. Updated the subnational methodology and guidance.

  3. Published an updated version of the subnational methodology and guidance.

  4. Updated alongside publication of the 2024 subnational electricity and gas consumption data.

  5. Methodology updated with 2022 Sub-national consumption statistics.

  6. Methodology updated alongside publication of Parliamentary constituency estimates of properties not connected to the gas network.

  7. Updated alongside publication of the 2022 sub-national electricity and gas consumption data.

  8. Updated December 2023 alongside publication of the latest electricity and gas consumption data for Northern Ireland.

  9. Updated alongside publication of the 2021 sub-national total final energy consumption data.

  10. Updated with 2023 version.

  11. Methodology updated with 2021 Sub-national consumption statistics.

  12. Methodology and guidance updated with 2022 statistics release.

  13. Updated alongside publication of the 2020 subnational super output area electricity and gas data.

  14. Updated alongside the publication of 2020 subnational data.

  15. Methodology and guidance updated with 2021 statistics release.

  16. Methodology updated with 2019 Sub-national consumption statistics.

  17. Methodology updated alongside September 2020 subnational data.

  18. Methodology document updated.

  19. 2019 Methodology published

  20. Methodology guidance updated with publication of Sub-national residual fuel consumption data

  21. Updated Methodology note

  22. 2017 Methodology and guidance note published

  23. Sub-national methodology and guidance booklet 2016 - BEIS.

  24. Updated guidance document

  25. Updated guidance document.

  26. Updated guidance published.

  27. First published.

  28. Updated document to reflect new data.

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