COVID-19 Pandemic Effect on Energy Consumption in State Universities: Michoacan, Mexico Case Study

Luis Bernardo López-Sosa, José Juan Alvarado-Flores, Teresita del Niño Jesús Marín-Aguilar, Juan Carlos Corral-Huacuz, Arturo Aguilera-Mandujano, Gerardo Manuel Rodríguez-Torres, Mario Morales-Máximo, María del Carmen Rodríguez-Magallón, Jorge Víctor Alcaraz-Vera, María Liliana Ávalos-Rodríguez, José Guadalupe Rutiaga-Quiñones, Nancy Eloísa Rodríguez-Olalde, Magaly del Carmen Flores-Armenta and Carlos A. García
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Luis Bernardo López-Sosa: Programa Académico de Posgrados, Universidad Intercultural Indígena de Michoacán, Carretera Pátzcuaro-Huecorio Km. 3, Pátzcuaro 61614, Michoacán, Mexico
José Juan Alvarado-Flores: Facultad de Ingeniería en Tecnología de la Madera, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Edif. D. Cd. Universitaria, Santiago Tapia No. 403, Centro, Morelia 58000, Michoacán, Mexico
Teresita del Niño Jesús Marín-Aguilar: Universidad Tecnológica de la Construcción, Nicolás Ballesteros 1200, Ciudad Industrial 4a Etapa, Morelia 58200, Michoacán, Mexico
Juan Carlos Corral-Huacuz: Programa Académico de Posgrados, Universidad Intercultural Indígena de Michoacán, Carretera Pátzcuaro-Huecorio Km. 3, Pátzcuaro 61614, Michoacán, Mexico
Arturo Aguilera-Mandujano: Instituto de Investigación en Metalurgia y Materiales, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Avenida Francisco, J. Mújica S/N Ciudad Universitaria, Morelia 58030, Michoacán, Mexico
Gerardo Manuel Rodríguez-Torres: Universidad Tecnológica de la Construcción, Nicolás Ballesteros 1200, Ciudad Industrial 4a Etapa, Morelia 58200, Michoacán, Mexico
Mario Morales-Máximo: Programa Académico de Posgrados, Universidad Intercultural Indígena de Michoacán, Carretera Pátzcuaro-Huecorio Km. 3, Pátzcuaro 61614, Michoacán, Mexico
María del Carmen Rodríguez-Magallón: Programa Académico de Posgrados, Universidad Intercultural Indígena de Michoacán, Carretera Pátzcuaro-Huecorio Km. 3, Pátzcuaro 61614, Michoacán, Mexico
Jorge Víctor Alcaraz-Vera: Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas y Empresariales, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Cd. Universitaria, Santiago Tapia No. 403, Centro, Morelia 58000, Michoacán, Mexico
María Liliana Ávalos-Rodríguez: Centro de Investigaciones en Geografía Ambiental, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Antigua Carretera a Pátzcuaro No. 8701, Col. Ex Hacienda de San José, Morelia 58190, Michoacán, Mexico
José Guadalupe Rutiaga-Quiñones: Facultad de Ingeniería en Tecnología de la Madera, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Edif. D. Cd. Universitaria, Santiago Tapia No. 403, Centro, Morelia 58000, Michoacán, Mexico
Nancy Eloísa Rodríguez-Olalde: Facultad de Ingeniería en Tecnología de la Madera, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Edif. D. Cd. Universitaria, Santiago Tapia No. 403, Centro, Morelia 58000, Michoacán, Mexico
Magaly del Carmen Flores-Armenta: Universidad Tecnológica de la Construcción, Nicolás Ballesteros 1200, Ciudad Industrial 4a Etapa, Morelia 58200, Michoacán, Mexico
Carlos A. García: Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores Unidad Morelia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Antigua Carretera a Pátzcuaro No. 8701, Col. Ex Hacienda de San José de la Huerta, Morelia 58190, Michoacán, Mexico

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 22, 1-19

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has generated multiple impacts. In particular, in the educational sector, the virtual class modality generated changes in the patterns of energy consumption at the institutional level; the identification of this consumption will allow us to reflect on new energy saving and efficient use strategies. In this research, we present a case study of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on electricity consumption in 13 state universities in Michoacán, Mexico. Electric energy consumption has been evaluated before and during the presence of the COVID-19 between 2019 and 2020. The comparative analysis estimated the reduction in energy consumption and its economic and environmental impact. The results show a considerable decrease in electricity consumption, generating an average saving of 76.24 MWh/month, which translates into an annual emission reduction from 2019 to 2020 of approximately 497 TnCO 2e , and in economic terms of $8,882.25 USD each month. In general, it was identified that consumption patterns in the use of machinery and computer equipment for administrative activities were drastically reduced. If education continues in virtual or hybrid modes, energy consumption schemes will continue to decline and institutions could move towards resilient, affordable, and sustainable models of energy production and consumption.

Keywords: COVID-19; energy consumption; universities; impact environment; sustainability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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