Modelling the impact of temperature on summer electricity consumption in Kuwait

S. Ayyash, M. Salman and N. Al-Hafi

Energy, 1985, vol. 10, issue 8, 941-949

Abstract: Monthly electricity consumption data for Kuwait (1975–1982) were investigated to model the impact of ambient temperature, expressed in terms of cooling degree days (CDDs), on consumption. Linear and quadratic models were used in the analysis. It is shown that quadratic models make reasonable predictions of base monthly consumption and account for the two-fold effect of ambient temperature on consumption for cooling, i.e. its impact on the magnitude of the cooling demand and the rate of power consumption per unit of cooling output.

Date: 1985
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DOI: 10.1016/0360-5442(85)90006-4

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