The impact of the COVID-19 on households’ hourly electricity consumption in Canada

Abdeen, Ahmed; Kharvari, Farzam; O’Brien, William; Gunay, H. Burak

doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.111280

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“…We also provided evidence of five distinctive signatures of changes in the spatial patterns of intra-urban energy consumption within cities, reflecting widespread and more localised geographical changes across the urban landscape. This evidence expands existing predominant narratives suggesting the "suburbanisation" of energy demand in several urban contexts during the early phases of COVID-19 as the dominant spatial pattern of energy usage as lockdowns were enacted, business and services were closed, and home working became the predominant form of employment (Abdeen et al, 2021;Krarti and Aldubyan, 2021;Qarnain et al, 2020). We provided evidence that suburbanisation is one of five distinctive ways in which energy consumption has been reconfigured within large cities across the globe.…”

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Sensing Global Changes in Local Patterns of Energy Consumption in Cities During the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Rowe

Robinson

Patias

2022

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COVID-19, and the wider social and economic impacts that a global pandemic entails, have led to unprecedented reductions in energy consumption globally. Whilst estimates of changes in energy consumption have emerged at the national scale, detailed sub-regional estimates to allow for global comparisons are less developed. Using night-time light satellite imagery from December 2019-June 2020 across 50 of the world’s largest urban conurbations, we provide high resolution estimates (450m2) of spatio-temporal changes in urban energy consumption in response to COVID-19. Contextualising this imagery with modelling based on indicators of mobility, stringency of government response, and COVID-19 rates, we provide novel insights into the potential drivers of changes in urban energy consumption during a global pandemic. Our results highlight the diversity of changes in energy consumption between and within cities in response to COVID-19, somewhat refuting dominant narratives of a shift in energy demand away from dense urban areas. Further modelling highlights how the stringency of the government’s response to COVID-19 is likely a defining factor in shaping resultant reductions in urban energy consumption.

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confidence: 74%

Sensing Global Changes in Local Patterns of Energy Consumption in Cities During the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Rowe

Robinson

Patias

2022

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“…Furthermore, the group also discovered that households earning 50,000 USD or less and those earning 150,000 to 299,999 USD exhibited the largest energy demands (66.9% and 50.5% increase respectively). Another study by Abdeen and colleagues report a 9.71% increase in residential utility bills for a set of 498 homes in the province of Ontario, Canada [41]. Energy data was also directly measured in these homes.…”

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Analysis of Energy Consumption in Commercial and Residential Buildings in New York City before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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This study compares the energy burden of New York City office buildings versus personal residences before and during the stay-at-home period of the COVID-19 pandemic. The scope is comprised of employees that, prior to the stay-at-home order, underwent a daily commute to and from a representative midtown Manhattan office building. Energy consumed by these employees with respect to the office building they work in, their transportation there, and their personal residence was determined using publicly available data. Energy usage and cost per person per day were compared in both remote and in-person work settings. The results of this study demonstrated that remote working conditions consume 39.7% less energy and required less personal expense compared to in-person working conditions. Additionally, the results found that a building occupancy of 65% is where the energy burden shifts from residential to commercial sectors. This study can be a starting point of discussion for businesses regarding staffing of commercial buildings and energy efficiency. Future work on this topic would benefit from having a more robust data set compared to the publicly available data used in this study.

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“…The decrease in energy demand during the lockdown in multiple countries of the World was calculated in the study by Rajan et al [72]. Abdeen et al [3] analyzed households in Canada and found that the consumption in electricity during the COVID lockdowns increased by about 12%. The increase in the demand of electricity was mainly due to heating purposes.…”

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“…The epidemical situation and lockdown of the economy by governments in different countries of the world caused changes in production, changes in the habits of energy consumers and other energy related changes. The recent studies show that more than 80% of workplaces were partly or fully closed in 2020 [2], electricity demand increased in households [3], world energy demand decreased [4], people reduced mobility by more than 50% [5], public transport was the most affected [6], and air transport was suspended in many countries [7]. According to the prognosis of the International Energy Agency [8], energy related CO 2 emissions will fall by around 7% and new investments will decrease by around 18%.…”

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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic to the Sustainability of the Energy Sector

Siksnelyte-Butkiene

2021

Sustainability

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In order to control the COVID-19 pandemic, the governments of the world started to implement measures regarding social distance and social contacts, including closures of cities, work and study relocations, and work suspension. The epidemical situation and the lockdown of the economy by governments in various countries caused changes in production, changes in the habits of energy consumers and other energy-related changes. This article analyses the impact of the global pandemic on the energy sector and the relationship with the progress to the sustainability of the energy sector. The systematic literature review was performed in the Web of Science (WoS) database. The research follows recommendations of the SALSA (Search, Appraisal, Synthesis and Analysis) and PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) approaches. A total of 113 relevant articles were selected for the analysis. All selected articles were categorized according to their application and impact areas. The five main impact areas of the COVID-19 pandemic to the sustainability of the energy sector were identified: consumption and energy demand; air pollution; investments in renewable energy; energy poverty; and energy system flexibility. Based on the current research findings and perception of the problem, the main insights for future research in the field are provided.

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The impact of the COVID-19 on households’ hourly electricity consumption in Canada

Cited by 71 publications

References 44 publications

Sensing Global Changes in Local Patterns of Energy Consumption in Cities During the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Sensing Global Changes in Local Patterns of Energy Consumption in Cities During the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Analysis of Energy Consumption in Commercial and Residential Buildings in New York City before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic to the Sustainability of the Energy Sector

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