Factor Analysis of Residential Energy Consumption at the Provincial Level in China

Sustainability

Weibin Lin³  Bin Chen²  Shichao Luo³  Li Liang³  Bing Xue¹ 

[1] School of Economics and Resource Management, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China;;China Energy Research Society, Beijing 100045, China;School of Economics and Resource Management, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; E-Mails:

关键词: residential energy;    economic development level;    energy resource endowment;    climate change;   

DOI  :  10.3390/su6117710

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

This paper analyzes the differences in the amount and the structure of residential energy consumption at the provincial level in China and identifies the hidden factors behind such differences. The econometrical analysis reveals that population, economic development level, energy resource endowment and climatic conditions are the main factors driving residential energy consumption; while the regional differences in energy consumption per capita and the consumption structure can be mainly illustrated by various economic development levels, energy resource endowments and climatic conditions. Economic development level has a significant positive impact on the proportion of gasoline consumption, whereas its impact on the proportion of electricity consumption is not notable; energy resource endowment and climatic condition indirectly affect both the proportion of electricity consumption and that of gasoline consumption, primarily through their impacts on the proportions of coal consumption and heat consumption.

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