## 4 Results and Discussion
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**Month** & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**Electricity**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**Gas**} \\ \hline  & **Renovation** & **Existing District** & **Renovation** & **Existing District** \\ \hline Jan & 33,624 & 15,137 & 0 & 270,208 \\ Feb & 28,501 & 13,531 & 0 & 270,208 \\ Mar & 20,343 & 11,522 & 0 & \\ Apr & 18,422 & 11,723 & 0 & 135,898 \\ May & 13,371 & 12,565 & 0 & \\ Jun & 9628 & 14,036 & 0 & 18,954 \\ Jul & 14,168 & 20,721 & 0 & \\ Aug & 14,333 & 18,583 & 0 & 3,918 \\ Sep & 11,547 & 15,810 & 0 & 28,539 \\ Oct & 12,855 & 13,729 & 0 & \\ Nov & 18,620 & 14,022 & 0 & \\ Dec & 24,119 & 12,987 & 0 & 184,459 \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
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Table 5: Pre- and post-renovation electricity and gas use. this strategy ensures a substantial enhancement in building performance, notably reflected in discernibly lower electricity requirements during the summer months, attributable to reduced cooling needs. Figure 11 describes the primary energy balance as described in Equation (1) and further clarifies the aims of the electrification strategy pursued [26]. It describes the energy balance between energy use at the district level and the renewable energy solutions described in Table 2, the existing district highlights severe deficiencies across the year while the renovated one allowed to meet a positive energy balance across the year. In terms of overall generation and consumption of the renovated district, Figure 12 illustrates the monthly trends for electricity generation and consumption. Although the overall generation is higher than consumption (overall generation is equal to 226,090.13 kWh, while consumptions amount to 219,532.04 kWh) during the year  
Figure 11: Primary energy balance. Figure 12: Electricity use and generation for the overall Balaguer district. examined, it is worth mentioning that some deficits are traced for the winter months causing a significant import from the grid which is counterbalanced by a net export during summer. Figure 13 describes the impact of the battery on the interaction of the district with the energy grid. The graph reports hours of the day on the x-axis and all 365 days of the year on the y-axis thus showing all hours of the year. The impact of the battery is clearly highlighted during days 50-300, whereas the load cover factor is nearly constant at one during most hours in the day throughout the year, thus theoretically allowing the smart district to become nearly independent from the grid during this timeframe. The average yearly load cover factor is improved from the existing district to the renovated one from 41% to around 80%. On the other hand, citizen response was positive, with 148 surveys collected between July and November 2022, resulting in 2528 answered questions. To achieve gender equality, as outlined in SDG 5, we have analyzed the data from a gender perspective and presented the information in the graphs in a disaggregated manner. Figure 14 illustrates the distribution of citizen participation by gender and age. Notably, the age groups of 41 to 60 years and 21 to 40 years have the highest number of participants. It is important to note that in all age groups, except those aged 15 to 20 and over 60, men represent more than 50% of the participants. Figure 14: Breakdown of citizen engagement by gender and age group from surveys collected between July and November 2022. Figure 13: Load cover factor at the district level. To tackle inequalities per SDG 10, which focuses on reducing inequality within and between countries; the City Council of Balaguer has taken a step forward by allowing the residents to express their preferences for the neighborhoods where they would like to live. This approach aims to prioritize city actions and identify areas that require revitalization. Figure 15 illustrates the respondents' preferences for residential areas.