Relationship between possession of electric appliances and electricity for lighting and others in Japanese households

Genjo, Kahori; Tanabe, Shin‐ichi; Matsumoto, Shin; Hasegawa, Ken; Yokota, Hiroshi

doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2004.06.025

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“…In relation to the socio-economic factors, the review identified that more occupants [11,13,14,18,19,22,23,25,27,29-31,33,36-38, 41,43,44], the presence of teenagers [12,30,33,45], increased household income [6,14,17,18,22,[26][27][28]30,31,33,37,38,41,42,[44][45][46] and increased disposable income [3,19,23,25,36] lead to a significant increase (positive effect) in domestic electricity consumption. The number of studies that confirmed a positive effect was higher (at least three studies more) than the number indicating a significant negative or non-significant effect.…”

Section: Socio-economic and Dwelling Factors Affecting Domestic Electmentioning

confidence: 99%

Determinants of high electrical energy demand in UK homes: Socio-economic and dwelling characteristics

Jones

Lomas

2015

Energy and Buildings

104

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a b s t r a c tThis paper provides an analysis of the socio-economic and dwelling factors contributing to high electrical energy demand in UK domestic buildings. The socio-economic, dwelling and electricity consumption data were collected during a large-scale, city-wide survey, carried out in Leicester, UK, in 2009-2010. Annual electrical energy demand was estimated for 315 dwellings and an odds ratio analysis used to identify the socio-economic and dwelling factors that led to high electricity consumption. The effects of a number of socio-economic and dwelling factors which have not previously been studied for the UK domestic sector are included. Thus, for the first time, presence of teenagers, having electric space heating as the primary form of heating, portable electric heating and electric water heating were identified as significant drivers of high electricity demand in UK homes. The employment status and education level of the Household Representative Person, the number of floors in a dwelling, presence of fixed electric heating, and the proportion of low-energy lighting were shown to have no effect on high electricity consumption in UK homes. Given the impetus to reduce electricity consumption and CO 2 emissions from the domestic sector, these observations can help shape energy saving campaigns and future energy policy.

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Section: Socio-economic and Dwelling Factors Affecting Domestic Electmentioning

confidence: 99%

Determinants of high electrical energy demand in UK homes: Socio-economic and dwelling characteristics

Jones

Lomas

2015

Energy and Buildings

104

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“…All these factors affect their energy-using behavior (G. Wood et al, 2003), so every household has its own characteristics. Therefore, differences in household characteristics will lead to differences in electricity use (K. Genjo et al, 2005). In other words, in addition to consumer behavior, many other variables in the household lifestyle affect household electricity use too.…”

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“…The increase in the consumption of residential electricity stems from the use of more electric appliances. This reflects the higher economic status of the householders and their lifestyles (K. Genjo et al, 2005). It is certain that electricity consumption will grow rapidly as consumers buy more appliances and keep the appliances plugged in for more hours each day (A.…”

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Effects of Improved Consumer Behavior on Energy Conservation in the Urban Residential Sector of Hangzhou, China

Ouyang

Gao

Yan

et al. 2009

Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering

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Consumer behavior is one of the most important issues with respect to household energy consumption. This paper will evaluate the energy-saving potential of improving consumer behavior on the basis of a field study. In the original survey plan, the monthly electricity use of households in three typical residential buildings in the city of Hangzhou, China, were monitored from April 2007 to July 2008. A total of 124 households in those buildings were selected as the subject households. Half of them were informed of 34 energy-saving measures before July 2008 to teach them how to improve their behavior and control electric appliances in their daily lives. Finally, a questionnaire survey was administered in the beginning of August 2008 to identify the changes in the occupants' behavior. Based on the comparison analyses among the differences in the electricity uses of the 71 remaining valid samples, the conclusions can be drawn that: (1) residential electricity use will increase continually in the near future in China due to improved standards of living and a greater dependency on electric appliances, and (2) more than 10% of household electricity use can be conserved by informing occupants of energy-saving measures to improve their behavior.

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“…Housing is more than providing physical space to inhabit; it directly affects the resources needed to support household activities through its spatial characteristics and its conjunction with public service. Existing studies find that residential carbon emissions from different houses vary because of the heterogeneous physical structures (Genjo et al 2005), sizes and types of house (Alfredsson 2004) as well as building materials (Hammond and Jones 2008;Börjesson and Gustavsson 2000). The role of residential location on environmental consequences is highlighted by its connection with travel behavior (Kaza 2010;Chang et al 2010) as well as its relation to environmental justice (Kohlhuber et al 2006;Braubach and Fairburn 2010).…”

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From income and housing wealth inequalities to emissions inequality: carbon emissions of households in China

Yang

Cheung

2016

J Hous and the Built Environ

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Relationship between possession of electric appliances and electricity for lighting and others in Japanese households

Cited by 78 publications

References 7 publications

Determinants of high electrical energy demand in UK homes: Socio-economic and dwelling characteristics

Determinants of high electrical energy demand in UK homes: Socio-economic and dwelling characteristics

Effects of Improved Consumer Behavior on Energy Conservation in the Urban Residential Sector of Hangzhou, China

From income and housing wealth inequalities to emissions inequality: carbon emissions of households in China

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