Premium
Residential energy consumption patterns: the case of Lebanon
Author(s) -
Houri Ahmad,
IbrahimKorfali Samira
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
international journal of energy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1099-114X
pISSN - 0363-907X
DOI - 10.1002/er.1086
Subject(s) - consumption (sociology) , energy consumption , per capita , electricity , apartment , agricultural economics , environmental science , total energy , geography , economics , engineering , demography , civil engineering , social science , sociology , electrical engineering , psychology , population , displacement (psychology) , psychotherapist
Abstract In an attempt to fill a significant gap in baseline information, 509 households have been studied to analyse the residential consumption patterns in the urban environment in Lebanon. The average annual household energy consumption has been found to be 6907 kWh, whereas per capita consumption is 1727 kWh. Seasonal and monthly variations are analysed indicating increased energy consumption in the summer months accounting for 28% of total annual consumption. Correlations are indicated for energy consumption with apartment price, area, income and number of residents. Multiple regression analysis indicated statistical significance of income, area and number of residents to the energy consumption. Based on current consumption and electricity generating technologies, 1.6 tons of CO 2 , 7.3 kg of SO 2 in addition to other pollutants are generated per resident. Comparative analysis indicates that Lebanon has electricity consumption similar to that of Western Europe, paving the way for significant energy saving potential. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.