Regression analysis of energy consumption by end use

Technical Report · Sat Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1983

OSTI ID:5789071

Latta, R B

This report covers two main topics. The first is a description of a regression analysis of energy consumption data obtained from the 1980 Residential Energy Consumption Surveys (RECS). The second topic is a presentation of estimates of residential energy consumption by end use. The resulting estimates of consumption by end use will be of interest to a wide audience. This includes State and Federal agencies that are formulating programs for low-income energy assistance, utilities that need to forecast load demands, and other researchers who are studying the demand for energy in the residential sector. Readers who are mainly interested in the end-use estimates and not the methodology used to obtain the estimates can skip to Section 8. This report presents a discussion of the variability of energy consumption within the home. Regression equations are presented as a function of main heating fuel, water-heating fuel, weather, dwelling size, appliance stock, and other variables. Separate equations for electricity, natural gas, liquid petroleum gas, and fuel oil estimate the amount of energy consumed by end use.

• Research Organization: Department of Energy, Washington, DC (USA). Energy Information Administration
• OSTI ID: 5789071
• Report Number(s): DOE/EIA-0431; ON: DE84001290
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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DEMAND
ELECTRIC POWER
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY DEMAND
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUIDS
FORECASTING
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUEL OILS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
KEROSENE
LIQUEFIED GASES
LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES
LIQUID FUELS
LIQUIDS
LOAD MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT
MATHEMATICS
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
NATURAL GAS
NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POWER
PUBLIC UTILITIES
REGRESSION ANALYSIS
RESIDENTIAL SECTOR
STATE GOVERNMENT
STATISTICS