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Showing 1 to 20 of 165 for “"electricity demand"”.
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Essays on exchange rates and electricity demand
… in economic development: exchange rates and electricity demand and addresses methodological issues of using time series and panel data analysis to investigate important policy issues. In Chapter 2, I examine the impacts of a currency board on the adjustment of a small open economy to external …
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Hierarchical forecasting of electricity demand in South Africa
… of hierarchical time series in forecasting electricity demand using South African data. The methods used are top-down, bottom-up and optimal combination. The top-down method is based on the disaggregation of the forecasts of the total series and distribute these down the hierarchy based on …
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Forecasting electricity demand in the data-poor Indian context
Electricity demand at the grid level is steadily growing in India. More areas are getting interconnected to the grid; and with rising incomes, electricity is highly affected by adoption of air conditioning systems and electric vehicles. Compared with the developed world context where electricity …
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Smart Solutions to Manage Peak Electricity Demand in Saudi Arabia
Electricity consumption in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) grew at an annual rate of about 7% in the last two decades as a result of population and economic growth. The consumption of the residential sector accounts for over 50% of the total energy generation. Moreover, the energy consumption of …
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Analyzing the temperature dimension of University of Illinois electricity demand
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Short-Term Electricity Demand Prediction in Great Britain Using Machine Learning
In Great Britain, the electricity sector is transforming into a more sophisticated, dispersed, and time-varying form as a result of rapid decarbonisation, the increasing penetration of renewables, and the changing patterns of electrical consumption. The transition from conventional fossil fuels to …
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Forecasting electricity demand in the industrial sector based on disaggregate data
… of models for forecasting the electrical energy demand in the industrial sector. A variety of modelling techniques were examined and models were developed based on past demand data and external variables.<br/><br/>A number of different types of disaggregation were investigated and it was found …
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Long term peak electricity demand forecastion in South Africa using quantile regression
… that South Africa needs to maximise sustainable electricity supply growth to meet the new and growing demand for higher economic growth rates, especially in energy-intensive sectors. To diversify the energy mix, the country also needs to take urgent actions to ensure the sustainability of …
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Determinants of Electricity Demand in Libya: An Empirical Study for the Period 1980-2010
… and economic development throughout the world. Electricity is one of the most essential sources of energy. The importance stems from the role of electric power in fulfilling the main consumption needs for basic energy as one of the inputs to the production process. To date, the focus of the …
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Forecasting electricity demand using regression and Monte Carlo simulation under conditions of insufficient data
… is that of a summer peak residential energy demand model for Appalachian Power Company's service area in West Virginia. By restricting the forecast to a region smaller than the state, serious data problems result due to insufficient data to obtain reliable forecasts.;Regression analysis and …
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Measuring price and income elasticities of residential electricity demand: findings from aggregated and disaggregated data
… estimates of the price elasticity of residential electricity demand range from -0.29 to -0.70, for analyses based on household level data; however, the area level estimates from range from -0.02 to -0.15. A similar pattern has been reported for estimates of the income elasticity of residential …
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The use of neural networks to help facilitate the accurate prediction of electricity demand on Crete
… season, day of the week, etc. to the load demand were performed and the conclusions drawn lead to a better understanding of the load demand curve.<br/><br/>Various network topologies were validated so that their effect on the results could be evaluated and the best one chosen. This was done …
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Electricity demand-side management for an energy efficient future in China : technology options and policy priorities
… options which achieve substantial reductions in electricity demand in China's Shandong Province. This research utilizes a scenario-based approach to identify sensible and feasible energy efficiency and load reduction strategies. The research consists of technical analyses through the development …
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Spatial Variations in Electricity Demand Elasticities: The Residential, Commercial, and Industrial Demand for Electricity in Substate Regions
In spite of the plentiful research on demand for electricity, little is known about geographic variations in electricity demand relationships. In addition, much of the previous analysis on electricity demand has studied large multistate or national regions and used aggregated data. To reduce t
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Short run price elasticity of residential electricity demand within income levels and the implications for CO2 policy
… the relationship between price and use of electricity in residential homes in order to understand the impact of CO2 policy. A model is developed based on household, structural, regional, weather, and appliance variables. Data is collated from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the National …
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Development of a Decision Making Model for the Assessment of Electricity Demand Side Management in the State of Kuwait
… reaching 13,663 kWh per person in 2011. The electricity demand in Kuwait is increasing, which requires additional investments in power generation. A particular challenge in Kuwait is the peak demand in summer, when extreme heat increases air conditioning loads. Peak demand reached 11,220 MW …
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Evaluation of the Supply Chain of Key Industrial Sectors and its Impact on the Electricity Demand for a Regional Distribution Company
… structures. In Brazil, until recently, the electricity companies were all governmental properties that served restricted monopolized areas. In a similar manner, in the United States, monopolies for certain concession areas were assigned to vertically integrated electric utilities. This …
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Investigation of Energy Demand Modeling and Management for Local Communities. Investigation of the electricity demand modeling and management including consumption behaviour, dynamic tariffs, and use of renewable energy.
… at a local community level, where energy demand patterns may significantly differ from the national picture, planners would be unable to justify local and more appropriate intervention due to the lack of appropriate planning tools. In this research, a new methodology is presented that …
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