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Modelling useful energy demand system as derived from basic needs in the household sector
, Article Energy Efficiency ; Volume 7, Issue 5 , 2014 , Pages 903-921 ; ISSN: 1570646X ; Saboohi, Y ; Sharif University of Technology
Abstract
Inter-fuel substitution in the household sector depends on whether their target energy use is similar or not. To account for the effect of end-use application on energy demand, the concept of useful energy is utilized in which energy carriers are grouped according to their end-use applications. Useful energy is assumed as a commodity demanded to satisfy needs. Therefore, it should possess certain characteristics in accordance with the nature of basic needs. These characteristics were investigated through a two-level budgeting system with demographic variables indicating rural and urban households of Iran. The model has been applied to estimate the behavioural parameters such as income and...