| In this section: What is a Key Performance Indicator? Why develop Key Indicators? What Indicators Did We Select and Why? Overall Indicators Energy Intensity Indices |
The indicators are designed to show the key energy trends in Washington State. By watching them closely, we can gain an understanding of where we are and make better decisions about where we want to go. In some cases, the indicators combine energy, economic, or demographic information to create an index that illustrates energy intensity. For example, indicators for the residential, commercial, industrial, and transportation sectors illustrate energy consumption and expenditures relative to an appropriate economic factor for each sector. Other indicators are designed to show key energy trends by breaking down energy consumption and prices by type of energy or end-use sector.
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The indicators were developed to gain a better understanding of the state's energy performance and trends in energy intensity. Users of energy data suggested that the energy information be presented in a manner that made it meaningful and useful. The energy performance indicators developed in the Profile are a response to this suggestion. Taken together, the indicators provide an overall look at the energy picture in Washington State.
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The energy performance indicators were selected using input from energy professionals in the region. Good indicators show the basic and fundamental relationships between energy and the long term quality of life in the state. They must be understandable and useful to policy makers and the public. They must be measurable. Consistent and reliable data must be available to create the indicators.
The selected energy performance indicators fall into two groups: overall indicators to show consumption, price, renewable energy, and energy emission trends and indices to show energy performance and intensity.
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