TY - JOUR
T1 - The impact of different COVID-19 containment measures on electricity consumption in Europe
AU - Estebsari, Abouzar
PY - 2020/10/1
Y1 - 2020/10/1
N2 - As of March 13, 2020, the director general of the World Health Organization (WHO) considered Europe as the centre of the global COVID-19 outbreak. All countries within Europe had a confirmed case of COVID-19 by March 17. In response to the pandemic, different European countries took different approaches. This paper compares the impact of different containment measures taken by European countries in response to COVID-19 on their electricity consumption profiles. The comparisons are made for Spain, Italy, Belgium and the UK as countries with severe restrictions, and for the Netherlands and Sweden as countries with less restrictive measures. The results show that the consumption profiles reflect the difference in peoples’ activities in different countries using various measures.
AB - As of March 13, 2020, the director general of the World Health Organization (WHO) considered Europe as the centre of the global COVID-19 outbreak. All countries within Europe had a confirmed case of COVID-19 by March 17. In response to the pandemic, different European countries took different approaches. This paper compares the impact of different containment measures taken by European countries in response to COVID-19 on their electricity consumption profiles. The comparisons are made for Spain, Italy, Belgium and the UK as countries with severe restrictions, and for the Netherlands and Sweden as countries with less restrictive measures. The results show that the consumption profiles reflect the difference in peoples’ activities in different countries using various measures.
KW - European power systems
KW - Coronavirus
KW - COVID-19
KW - Consumer behaviour
U2 - 10.1016/j.erss.2020.101683
DO - 10.1016/j.erss.2020.101683
M3 - Article
SN - 2214-6296
JO - Energy Research & Social Science
JF - Energy Research & Social Science
ER -
