DECC Statistical surveys
Volume surveys
The data collected here are required under the EU regulation on Energy Statistics
844/2010 and are also covered in general by separate Acts of Parliament eg UK Stats of
Trade Act 1947, UK Energy Act 1976, UK gas Act 1986/1995, UK Electricity Act 1989,
Petroleum Act etc.
Coal
Coal producers – Quarterly/Annual –sample 7 companies quarterly 80% sample
coverage, with 100% response rate. Annual sample boosted to 11 companies giving 90%
sample coverage with an 80% response rate.
Data collected on production; and consumption
Coal
Producers_Quarterly & Annual Template Return 2011.xls
Note – additional data is supplied by the Coal Authority on production; HMRC on trade;
and the ISSB (Iron and Steel Statistics Bureau) on consumption/transformation by the iron
and steel industries.
Details on the methodology used to produce DECC coal statistics are available on the
DECC web site at:
http://www.decc.gov.uk/assets/decc/Statistics/source/coal/373-solid-fuels-statisticsmethodology.pdf
Petroleum
Downstream Oil Reporting System (DORS) – Monthly – sample 13 companies – 100%
sample coverage (all refiners and other oil majors sampled so census) – 100% response
rate.
Data collected from refiners and other major oil companies regarding production, trade,
stocks and consumption of petroleum products.
Downstream Oil
Reporting System v1 1 Jan 2011.xls
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Deliveries – Quarterly – sample 16 companies – 80%
sample coverage – 100% response rate. Data collected on consumption of LPG.
Liquefied Petroleum
Gas Deliveries 2011.xls
Hypermarket Petroleum and DERV - Monthly - sample 7 companies – 95% sample
coverage – 100% response rate. Data collected on automotive fuel sales by hyper and
supermarkets.
Hypermarket
Petroleum and DERV return 2011.xls
Oil Stocking – Monthly - sample 20 companies – 100% sample coverage (all major
traders included) – 100% response rate. Data collected from importers on stocks held.
Stocks of UK refiners are collected by DORS form above.
Importers
Blankform.XLS
DECC Oil and Natural Gas Survey – Half-Yearly – sample 80 companies with a 100%
response rate. Data collected on production, sales value, capital and other expenditure.
Oil and Natural Gas
Survey (PQ1100) - blank response form.xls
Note – For petroleum, additional data is taken from PPRS (Petroleum Products Reporting
System) admin system, which is used for crude oil and NGL (Natural Gas Liquids)
production data; and from HMRC on trade.
Details on the methodology used to produce DECC oil statistics are available on the
DECC web site at:.
http://www.decc.gov.uk/assets/decc/Statistics/source/oil/58-crude-oil-methodology.pdf
Gas
Gas Suppliers – Quarterly - sample 12 companies 95% sample coverage, with 100%
response rate. Data collected on consumption by sector.
Gas Suppliers
Quarterly Annual Template Return 2011.xls
Gas Suppliers – Annually – sample 82 companies (an additional 70 companies registered
to the 12 above) to collect detailed annual data. This sample covers all suppliers though
has a low overall response rate of around 40%, but this reflects issues with the sampling
frame, as the majority of the additional companies do not supply gas. The sample
coverage is likely to be around 99%.
Note – additional data is taken from PPRS (Petroleum Products Reporting System) admin
system, which is used for natural gas production data; from HMRC on trade; and from
National Grid on stocks.
Details on the methodology used to produce DECC gas statistics are available on the
DECC web site at:
http://www.decc.gov.uk/assets/decc/Statistics/source/gas/61-gas-upstream-statisticsmethodology.pdf and
http://www.decc.gov.uk/assets/decc/Statistics/source/gas/368-gas-downstream-statisticsmethodology.pdf
Electricity
Generators of electricity – Monthly - sample 76 major power producing companies –
100% sample coverage of major power producers (92% of total electricity generation) 100% response rate. Data collected on electricity generated by input fuel and sales, and
capacity of wind generators. Data also collected on coal & oil, stocks & imports, and fuel
use.
Generators of
Electricity (Mthly) Template.xls
Generators of electricity – Annual - sample same 76 companies to collect the annual
data – sample coverage - 100% response rate. Data collected on electricity generated by
input fuel, sales and capacity. More detailed information collected on sales by industry
sector. Data also collected on coal & oil, stocks & imports, and fuel use.
Generators of
Electricity (Annual) Template 2010.xlsx
Auto-generators survey – Quarterly – sample around 100 – 90% response rate. Data
collected on electricity generated by auto-producers by input fuel, amount used by the
generator and amount sold to others. Data also collected on fuel use.
Autogenerators
electricity form.doc
Distributors of electricity – Monthly- sample 13 companies – 85% sample coverage 100% response rate. Form to reconcile electricity received and supplied and used to
calculate losses.
Distributors of
Electricity (Mthly) template.xls
Distributors of electricity –Annual- sample 13 companies to collect the annual data –
85% sample coverage -100% response rate. Form to reconcile annual electricity received
and supplied and used to calculate losses.
Distributors of
Electricity (Annual) template 2010.xlsx
Suppliers of electricity – Monthly - sample 30 companies – 99% sample coverage, when
considered together with generators sales -100% response rate. Data collected on
electricity supplied by high level sector.
Sales of Electricity
(Mthly) Template - new.xls
Suppliers of electricity – Annual - sample 30 companies to collect the annual data – 99%
sample coverage, when considered together with generators sales -100% response rate.
Data collected on electricity supplied by detailed industry sector.
Sales of Electricity
(Annual) template 2010.xlsx
Details on the methodology used to produce DECC electricity statistics are available on
the DECC web site at:
http://www.decc.gov.uk/assets/decc/Statistics/source/electricity/366-electricity-statisticsmethodology.pdf and
http://www.decc.gov.uk/assets/decc/Statistics/source/electricity/371-other-electricitystatistics-methodology.pdf
Renewable Energy Statistics – Annual
Data collected on wood supplied.
Renewables_Domesti
cWoodUseRep.doc
Data collected on farm anaerobic digestion, heat pumps, clinical waste, industrial wood,
municipal solid waste, liquid biofuels and small scale hydro.
Renewables
surveys.doc
Additional data for renewable electricity collected from ROC (Renewable Obligation
Certificates) and FiT (Feed in Tariffs) admin sources.
Details on the methodology used to produce DECC renewable energy statistics are
available on the DEC web site at:
http://www.decc.gov.uk/assets/decc/Statistics/source/renewables/60-renewable-statisticsmethodology.pdf
Price Surveys
Producer Price Index – Monthly – manufacturing industry - compulsory under the Stats of
Trade Act
Electricity – sample 12 companies – 65% sample coverage – 75% response for initial
estimates, 100% response for final data
Producer Price Index
Electricity Form.doc
Gas – sample 7 companies – 50% sample coverage – 70% response for initial estimates,
100% response for final data
Producer Price Index
Gas Form.doc
Crude oil – sample 8 companies – 60% sample coverage – 100% response (covers both
home produced and imported oil)
Crude Oil Import_
Crude Oil Import_
PPI CRUDE Actual.doc PPI CRUDE Estimate.doc
Petroleum products –
aviation fuel – 5 companies - 90% coverage – 100% response rate
diesel fuel – 5 companies – 60% coverage – 100% response rate
gasoil - 5 companies – 65% coverage – 100% response rate
Producer Price Index
DERV, GAS OIL & AVTUR.doc
Weekly petroleum product price survey – Weekly – compulsory under EU Council
Decision 1999/280/EC
ULSP & ULSD – 6 companies – 65% coverage – 100% response rate
GasOil & SGBO – 3 companies – 45% coverage – 100% response rate
No form – as companies either just send an e-mail of phone in results.
Non-Domestic Price Transparency survey – quarterly – non-domestic gas and
electricity - compulsory under EU directive 90/377/EEC
Gas – 9 companies - 60% coverage - 100% response rate
New Non-Domestic
Price Transparency Gas Form.xlsx
Electricity – 7 companies - 85% coverage – 100% response rate
New Non-Domestic
Price Transparency Electricity Form.xlsx
Domestic Price Transparency survey – quarterly – domestic gas and electricity compulsory under EU directive 90/377/EEC
Gas – 7 companies – 99% coverage – 100% response rate
New Domestic PT
Gas Form.xlsx
Electricity - 7 companies – 99% coverage – 100% response rate
New Domestic PT
Elec Form.xlsx
GQ – quarterly – Electricity generators - voluntary
Coal – 6 companies – 60% coverage – 100% response rate
Gas – 11 companies – 45% coverage – 100% response rate
Oil – 6 companies – 25% coverage – 100% response rate
Gasoil/diesel – 10 companies – 45% coverage – 100% response rate
Coverage based on plant installed capacity
Generators
Inquiry_gqform Q211.doc
QFI – quarterly – manufacturing industry - gas, electricity, gas oil, coal and heavy fuel oil 600 companies – response rate 80% for initial collection, 95% for final collection Compulsory under the Stats of Trade Act
QFI
questionnaire.pdf
DFI – quarterly – domestic gas and electricity – 99% coverage - 100% response rate
Gas – 8 companies – 99% coverage – 100% response rate
Dual Fuel
Inquiry_Npower_Gas_Form.xlsx
Electricity - 8 companies – 99% coverage – 100% response rate
Dual Fuel
Inquiry_Npower_Electricity_Form.xlsx