| ID | 175901 |
| Title Proper | Electricity demand during pandemic times |
| Other Title Information | the case of the COVID-19 in Spain |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Santiago, I |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Electricity demand and its typical load pattern are usually affected by many endogenous and exogenous factors to which the generation system must accordingly respond through utility operators. Lockdown measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 imposed by many countries have led to sudden changes in socioeconomic habits which have had direct effects on the electricity systems. Therefore, a detailed analysis of how confinement measures have modified the electricity consumption in Spain, one of the countries most affected by this pandemic, has been performed in this work. Its electricity consumption has decreased by 13.49% from March 14 to April 30, compared to the average value of five previous years. Daily power demand profiles, especially morning and evening peaks, have been modified at homes, hospitals, and in the total power demand. These changes generate a greater uncertainty for the System Operator when making demand forecasts, but production deviations have increased by only 0.1%, thanks to the presence of a diversified generation mix, which has been modified during this period, increasing the proportion of renewable sources and decreasing CO2 emissions. |
| `In' analytical Note | Energy Policy Vol. 148 PA, Jan 2021 : p.111964 |
| Journal Source | Energy Policy 2021-01 148 PA, JAN |
| Key Words | Electricity Consumption ; Power Generation Mix ; Covid-19 Pandemic ; Lockdown ; Power Demand Drop ; Impact on Power Grids |