CIS - Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas

• Surveys and debates will be conducted this year and next on aspects related to the energy transition, such as renewable energy deployment, electric mobility, and self-consumption, among other issues.
• Its results will guide the design of new public policies to drive this transformation and take advantage of the economic and industrial benefits associated with the country's renewable potential.
• The work will assess the level of knowledge, understanding, and interest of Spanish society on issues such as the deployment of green energy, self-consumption, and the electrification of transport.

The CIS (Spanish National Institute of Statistics and Census) and the Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving (IDAE), affiliated with the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, have signed an agreement to jointly conduct a study on the energy transition in Spain and public perceptions of the implications of this far-reaching socioeconomic transformation.
The barometer will conclude its work by the end of 2026. Its results will guide the development of new public policies for a socially just transition, taking advantage of all the benefits associated with Spain's renewable energy potential and promoting the reindustrialization and decarbonization of economic activity.

The director general of the CIS, Silvia García, stated that this study "is very important because it allows us to put a topic such as the ecological transition on the table for research, and thus find out what society thinks about it." She also stated that "this agreement reaffirms the recognition and prestige that institutions have for the research work that the CIS can contribute."

"This sociological knowledge, based on rigorous statistical data, is essential if we want to understand firsthand what citizens think and, based on that, improve the design of existing support instruments and seek innovative solutions to facilitate a more active role for citizens in the energy transition," emphasizes Miguel Rodrigo, Director General of IDAE.

Interviews and discussion groups

Through thousands of telephone interviews scheduled in three waves, the study will assess the level of knowledge, understanding, and interest among Spanish society regarding issues such as the deployment of green energy, self-consumption, and the electrification of transportation.

Five discussion groups will also be formed—one in Madrid and the rest in four other autonomous communities—to delve into specific aspects related to the energy transformation, with particular attention to public perceptions of issues such as electric mobility, energy efficiency and savings, among others.

The barometer will be completed and its results submitted to the IDAE by November 30, 2026. The estimated cost is €355,000, of which the Institute will cover 70%, while the CIS will assume the remaining percentage. The agreement between the two public entities may be extended for annual periods up to a total of four additional years.

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