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The German Heating and Housing Panel (GHHP): Household Data for the Years 2021 to 2023

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: The German Heating and Housing Panel (GHHP) provides a new data basis to assess the effectiveness, distributional effects, and public acceptance of climate policy in Germany’s building sector. Funded within the Kopernikus project Ariadne, the annual surveys from 2021 to 2023 include about 15,000 households, thereof 65 % owners and 35 % renters. The GHHP gathers detailed information on the building stock, heating systems and costs, energy retrofit measures, and socio-economic characteristics. Recent waves additionally investigate households’ experiences during the energy crisis, their expectations regarding future energy prices, intended energy-saving actions, and reflections on heating behavior.

Source: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik

DOI: 10.1515/jbnst-2025-0085

Authors: Florian Foppe, Manuel Frondel, Kathrin Kaestner, Marielena Krieg, Colin Vance

Institutions: RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research, Ruhr University Bochum, Constructor University

Language: English

Topic: Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies

Subfield: Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Field: Energy

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Climate action, Sustainable cities and communities, Affordable and clean energy

Open Access status: hybrid

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