Urban‒rural disparities in household energy and electricity consumption under the influence of electricity price reform policies

Elicitation of electricity consumption habit formation among new subscribers

“…Below or above this threshold, individuals may require the use of cooling or heating appliances to maintain a comfortable indoor temperature, thus contributing to higher electricity consumption. Lastly, it is shown that there is a rural-urban discrepancy in the effect of variation in temperature on electricity consumption [ 42 ], with rural electricity consumption being more volatile [ 43 ].…”