Electricity-saving potential of residential buildings: empirical evidence from resident habits

Yefei Sun; Ziyue Yuan; Kaining Sun; Bo Wang

doi:10.1007/s12053-023-10169-7

Electricity-saving potential of residential buildings: empirical evidence from resident habits

Yefei Sun
, Ziyue Yuan
, Kaining Sun
, Bo Wang^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

School of Management

Nanjing University of Science and Technology
Beijing Institute of Technology
State Grid Xinjiang Electric Power Corporation

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Abstract

The electricity usage in residential buildings in China has increased sharply in recent years, placing great pressure on the power supply. We use electricity usage data at the household level to analyze resident electricity usage behavior. Based on cluster analysis, we categorize electricity usage in residential buildings into three types: the summer-sensitivity type, winter-sensitivity type, and balanced type. Habits exert a significant effect on resident electricity usage and show different effects across different resident electricity usage patterns. We find that the electricity-saving potential of incorporating certain habits in summer and winter is 9.34% and 8.35%, respectively. Our findings have practical significance for reducing electricity usage in residential buildings.

Original language	English
Article number	90
Journal	Energy Efficiency
Volume	16
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12053-023-10169-7
Publication status	Published - Dec 2023

Keywords

Electricity usage
Electricity-saving potential
Habits
Residential buildings

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