Demand side management for the European Supergrid: occupancy variances of European single-person households

Torriti, J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0569-039X (2012) Demand side management for the European Supergrid: occupancy variances of European single-person households. Energy Policy, 44. pp. 199-206. ISSN 0301-4215 doi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.01.039

Abstract/Summary

The prospect of a European Supergrid calls for research on aggregate electricity peak demand and Europe-wide Demand Side Management. No attempt has been made as yet to represent a time-related demand curve of residential electricity consumption at the European level. This article assesses how active occupancy levels of single-person households vary in single-person household in 15 European countries. It makes use of occupancy time-series data from the Harmonised European Time Use Survey database to build European occupancy curves; identify peak occupancy periods; construct time-related electricity demand curves for TV and video watching activities and assess occupancy variances of single-person households.