Explaining domestic energy consumption – The comparative contribution of building factors, socio-demographics, behaviours and attitudes

Gesche M. Huebner, Ian Hamilton, Zaid Chalabi, David Shipworth and Tadj Oreszczyn

Applied Energy, 2015, vol. 159, issue C, 589-600

Abstract: This paper tests to what extent different types of variables (building factors, socio-demographics, attitudes and self-reported behaviours) explain annualized energy consumption in residential buildings, and goes on to show which individual variables have the highest explanatory power. In contrast to many other studies, the problem of multicollinearity between predictors is recognised, and addressed using Lasso regression to perform variable selection.

Keywords: Energy demand; Buildings; Socio-demographics; Behaviour; Lasso regression; Multicollinearity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.09.028

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