The Dutch energy accounts

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The Dutch energy accounts

• Sjoerd Schenau
• Statistics Netherlands

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Content

• Why energy accounting ?
• Short history and organisation
• Main components Dutch energy accounts
• 1) energy flow accounts
• 2) asset accounts for oil and gas
• Other environmental accounts related to energy
• Main users
• Conclusions

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Why energy accounts ?

• High policy demand for energy data
• Part of integrated framework ? comparison
  macro-economic parameters, international
  comparibility etc.
  
• Link physical data with economic data taxes,
  subsidies
  
• Indicators, analyses, input for modelling
• Produce data for National Accounts
• Compilation of air emission accounts

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Short history

• 1995-2000 Pilot projects for physical flow
  accounts and asset accounts
  
• 2004-2006 Development and implementation
  of energy flow accounts
  
• 2006-2007 Development and implementation
  of energy asset accounts
  
• 2008 onwards regular compilation of energy
  flow and asset accounts
  

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Organisation of the work

• Department of National accounts
• Environmental accounts 5 fte (2009)
• Compilation of the energy accounts (flows and
  assets) 0,3 fte
  
• No surveys integration of existing statistics
  and accounts

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Energy flow accounts

• Supply and use of energy products by economic
  activities
  
• Both monetary and physical
• Residence principle
• Allocation of energy supply and use to ISIC

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Integration of energy data
Energy balances
Simplified physical supply and use tables
Price information Production accounts
Monetary supply and use tables
National Accounts
Energy accounts (physical and monetary)
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Bridge table (2006)
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Net energy consumptionand GDP
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Energy intensity of industries
Index 1990 100
Agriculture
Chemical sector
Transport
Services
Dutch economy
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Energy dependence on imports

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Energy dependence on imports for sectors
1990
2007
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Energy asset accounts

• Physical and monetary balances for oil and gas
• Opening stock, new discoveries, extraction,
  revaluation, closing stocks
  
• Data sources
• 1) Report oil and gas in the Netherlands
• 2) National accounts

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Volume and value of the assets for natural gas in
the Netherlands
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Life time of the Dutch gas reserves
years
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Other environmental accounts related to energy

• Environmental tax accounts
• Environmental subsidy accounts
• Environmental goods and services sector
• Air emission accounts

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Taxes on energy
Bln. euro
Current prices
Constant prices (1990)
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Main users of the Dutch energy accounts

• Energy research centre of the Netherlands
• Netherlands environmental assessment agency
• Ministry of economic affairs
• Sustainability monitor (Statistics Netherlands
  and several research institutes)
  
• General public

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Future developments

• Long time series (1950 present)
• Renewable energy
• Input-output analyses

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Conclusions

• Demand for energy accounts in the Netherlands
• Important indicators
• Once implemented the compilation takes
  relatively little time
  
• Collateral benefits National accounts, air
  emissions