Exploring Energy Culture and Efficiency Awareness: Insights from Private and Public Sectors in Romania

This paper focuses on the energy transition as a social transition and highlights the importance of understanding individual and collective behaviors, aspirations and perceptions regarding energy consumption. The conceptual framework of energy cultures serves as a basic tool for investigating energy behavior, facilitating a deeper understanding of the factors influencing energy consumption. The study, carried out within the ENERGEIA project, focuses on assessing energy culture and energy efficiency awareness in both private entities and public institutions in Romania. Using a comprehensive questionnaire tool, the research aims to uncover the main challenges and barriers faced by organizations in implementing energy efficiency measures. The paper presents a quantitative analysis of the survey data aiming to gather information about the energy culture of companies and public bodies to identify common opportunities for action to improve energy culture and awareness levels.