Residential sector: the demand for energy services

Technical Report · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:5533115

The purpose of this report is to project the demand for residential services, and, thereby, the demand for energy into the future. The service demands which best represent a complete breakdown of residential energy consumption is identified and estimates of the amount of energy, by fuel type, used to satisfy each service demand for an initial base year (1978) are detailed. These estimates are reported for both gross (or input) energy use and net or useful energy use, in the residential sector. The various factors which affect the consumption level for each type of energy and each identified service demand are discussed. These factors include number of households, appliance penetration, choice of fuel type, technical conversion efficiency of energy using devices, and relative energy efficiency of the building shell (extent of insulation, resistance to air infiltration, etc.). These factors are discussed relative to both the present and expected future values, for the purpose of projections. The importance of the housing stock to service demand estimation and projection and trends in housing in Illinois are discussed. How the housing stock is projected based on population and household projections is explained. The housing projections to the year 2000 are detailed. The projections of energy consumption by service demand and fuel type are contrasted with the various energy demand projections in Illinois Energy Consumption Trends: 1960 to 2000 and explains how and why the two approaches differ. (MCW)

• Research Organization: Illinois Inst. of Natural Resources, Springfield (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5533115
• Report Number(s): ILLDOE-81/33; ON: DE82901215
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
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& Utilization-- Residential Buildings-- (-1987)
APPLIANCES
BUILDINGS
DATA
DATA COMPILATION
DEMAND
DEMAND FACTORS
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY DEMAND
ENERGY SYSTEMS
FORECASTING
FUELS
GREAT LAKES REGION
HEATING SYSTEMS
ILLINOIS
INFORMATION
INVENTORIES
MARKETING RESEARCH
NORTH AMERICA
NUMERICAL DATA
OWNERSHIP
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
RESIDENTIAL SECTOR
SIMULATION
USA