ABSTRACT
Energy poverty occurs when people have difficulty accessing or affording the energy services required to participate in society. This chapter looks at energy poverty through the energy cultures framework. By examining the interactions between the technical, cultural and behavioural factors that impact on energy consumption, the framework provides a holistic, comprehensive conceptualisation of the causes of energy poverty and the barriers to households leaving the condition. Such an understanding is urgently needed if policy measures are to successfully mitigate energy poverty.
