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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. Download Adobe Reader.

  • 2003. Energy Indicators System: Index Construction Methodology (PDF 102 KB)
  • 2004. Changing the Base Year for the Index (PDF 24 KB)
  • 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. (PDF 145 KB)
  • Belzer, David B. and Katherine A. Cort. Statistical Analysis of Historical State-Level Residential Energy Consumption Trends (PDF 279 KB)