ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION IN RURAL VS. URBAN AREAS

H. Craig Petersen

Western Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1982, vol. 07, issue 01, 6

Abstract: Average Winter electricity consumption for rural residents in Utah is significantly greater than for those living in urban areas. Based on data from a 1980 survey of Utah residents, this rural-urban consumption differential was investigated using multiple regression analysis. It was determined that the stock of electricity-using devices, climate, and demographic characteristics were the most important determinants of variations in household electricity consumption. The hypothesis that rural residents use electricity-consuming devices more intensively than their urban counterparts was rejected.

Keywords: Resource/Energy; Economics; and; Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1982
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