Global warming and electricity demand in the rapidly growing city of Delhi: A semi-parametric variable coefficient approach

Eshita Gupta

Energy Economics, 2012, vol. 34, issue 5, 1407-1421

Abstract: This paper estimates the climate sensitivity of electricity demand in Delhi using daily data on electricity demand and apparent temperature for the period 2000–09. The study adopts a semi-parametric variable coefficient model in order to investigate the impact of climatic factors on electricity demand. As evident from previous studies, electricity demand is a U-shaped function of temperature. We find the rising part of the temperature–electricity curve to become more pronounced over time implying an increase in cooling demand per unit increase in summer temperatures. The study therefore predicts the adverse effects of climate change on electricity demand to be asymmetrically distributed in different seasons in the future, resulting in a serious disequilibrium in the hot months.

Keywords: Temperature–electricity curve; Variable coefficient model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A10 C14 C50 O10 Q41 Q43 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2012.04.014

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