Abstract: A bystander looking on the field of energy statistics from outside may think that budgetary cuts for statistical agencies, expected across the western world, constitute its only area of concern. Such belief seems natural as energy data users are more often overwhelmed with the abundance of numerical information rather than upset with its paucity. As usual, the reality is more complex than it appears. Energy statistics does face numerous challenges that energy users may be unaware. Given the complexity of this story, it is expedient, first, to explain the situation along three dimensions common to statistical space (aggregation, linkages, and time frequency) and, second, to present certain ideas how energy statistics can be improved (by Vlad Shkolyar, Independent Energy Consultant.). Read more at website for United States Association for Energy Economics ...
