Changes to the energy policy landscape and potential impacts on Scotland's consumers: distributional impact modelling

Abstract

This study looks at the consumer impacts of future changes in the energy landscape. It builds on work mapping out these changes and reviewing the literature on consumer impacts – both positive and negative. We have modelled the distributional consumer impacts – or who will be impacted, where, and by how much – across a subset of key policies. Impacts are presented by consumer segmentation type, employing a bespoke segmentation model developed for the Scottish Government for this purpose.