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Gallego Sanchez-Torija, JorgeCorresponding Author

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November 21, 2022
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Energy solvency. A new concept to prevent energy poverty in Spain

Publicated to: Energy Efficiency. 15 (8): 61- - 2022-12-01 15(8), DOI: 10.1007/s12053-022-10070-9

Authors:

Sánchez-Torija, JG; Nieto, MAF; Serrano, PJG
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Affiliations

Univ Complutense Madrid, Fac Econ & Business, Dept Appl & Struct Econ & Hist, Campus Somosaguas, Madrid 28223, Spain - Author
Univ Francisco Vitoria, Higher Polytech Sch, Architecture, Carretera Pozuelo Majadahonda Km 1-800, Madrid 28223, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Super Tech Sch Architecture Madrid, Dept Construct & Technol Architecture, Avda Juan Herrera 4, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author
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Abstract

The new concept of energy solvency is defined as the ability of a person buying or renting a dwelling to meet the energy costs necessary to keep the dwelling comfortable, without falling into energy poverty. The energy efficiency certificate information is used to calculate the economic expenditure that is theoretically necessary to maintain the property comfortable. This is a more robust value for calculating the energy poverty indicator 2 M than the available data on real expenditure. Dwellings' maximum surface may be determined in order to guarantee the energy solvency, depending on the climate zone, the energy class, the energy sources used, and the household's net income. The results indicate that in 15% of situations, it is not possible to have a dwelling that exceeds the minimum surface area stipulated by law without incurring an energy risk situation. It is also observed that in 86% of the cases, energy solvency is achieved for dwellings with energy classes A, B, C, and D, up to 120 m(2). It is concluded that, by knowing the energy solvency before renting or buying a home, it is possible to prevent energy poverty by avoiding those operations in which it is known that this will happen.
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Keywords

Cost analysisCostsEmpowermentEnergyEnergy classEnergy costEnergy efficiencyEnergy empowermentEnergy performanceEnergy performance certificateEnergy performance certificatesEnergy povertiesEnergy povertyEnergy solvencyEnergy useHousehold incomeHousingPovertyPropertySpain

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Energy Efficiency due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2022, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Energy (Miscellaneous). Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q3 for the agency WoS (JCR) in the category Environmental Studies.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-25:

  • Google Scholar: 4
  • WoS: 6
  • Scopus: 7
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-25:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 27.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 27 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 3.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 4 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/92255/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 37
  • Downloads: 16
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (GALLEGO SANCHEZ TORIJA, JORGE) .

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been GALLEGO SANCHEZ TORIJA, JORGE.

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