• Energy Intensity Indicators
  • Highlights of Trends
  • Coverage
  • Efficiency vs. Intensity
  • Trend Graphics
  • Trend Data
  • Terminology & Definitions
  • Caveats & Cautions
  • Methodology
  • Contacts

Energy Intensity Indicators: Methodology

The files listed below contain methodology documentation that support the information presented on this website. The files are available to view and/or download as Adobe Acrobat PDF files.

• 2003. Energy Indicators System: Index Construction Methodology
• 2004. Changing the Base Year for the Index
• Boyd GA, and JM Roop. 2004. "A Note on the Fisher Ideal Index Decomposition for Structural Change in Energy Intensity." The Energy Journal 25(1):87-101.
• Belzer, David B. and Katherine A. Cort. Statistical Analysis of Historical State-Level Residential Energy Consumption Trends