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ArticleiScience2022

Global changes in electricity consumption during COVID-19.

Elizabeth Buechler, Siobhan Powell, Tao Sun, Nicolas Astier, Chad Zanocco, Jose Bolorinos, June Flora, Hilary Boudet, Ram Rajagopal

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Article in iScience, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Elizabeth BuechlerMechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Siobhan PowellMechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Tao SunCivil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Nicolas AstierEconomics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Chad ZanoccoCivil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Jose BolorinosCivil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
June FloraCivil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Hilary BoudetSchool of Public Policy, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA.
Ram RajagopalCivil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Understanding how the COVID-19 pandemic has altered electricity consumption can provide insights into society's responses to future shocks and other extreme events. We quantify changes in electricity consumption in 58 different countries/regions around the world from January-October 2020 and examine how those changes relate to government restrictions, health outcomes, GDP, mobility metrics, and electricity sector characteristics in different countries. We cluster the timeseries of electricity consumption changes to identify impact groupings that capture systematic differences in timing, depth of initial changes, and recovery rate, revealing substantial heterogeneity. Results show that stricter government restrictions and larger decreases in mobility (particularly retail and recreation) are most tightly linked to decreases in electricity consumption, although these relationships are strongest during the initial phase of the pandemic. We find indications that decreases in electricity consumption relate to pre-pandemic sensitivity to holidays, suggesting a new direction for future research.

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Energy policyEnergy resourcesEnergy sustainabilityEnergy systems

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PMID34877481
PMCPMC8641442

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