Electricity and the home: An international overview of trends
Published 1 September 1986Open access
Lee Schipper, A. Ketoff, S. Meyers, D. Hawk
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Abstract
This report describes historical trends in residential electricity use and the forces underlying those trends in 11 industrialized countries, including the United States. It focuses on the period since 1973. It discusses the causes for the changes in electricity demand growth since 1973 in each of the main end-use markets for electricity, and discusses the reasons for the differences among the countries. Some issues of importance for understanding the future direction of residential electricity use in the industrial countries are discussed.
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