Summary
The influence of interannual climatic variability upon variations in residential electrical energy consumption for 15 locations in the eastern United States is investigated. Utilizing monthly data grouped into four seasons for several years, the role of interannual climatic fluctuation is found to be important with the most influential climatic term usually being heating degree days or cooling degree days. The strongest relationships were in spring for northern sites and in fall for southern sites while the winter relationships were generally weakest.
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Der Einfluß interannualer Klimaschwankungen auf Veränderungen im elektrischen Energieverbrauch in Wohnhäusern wurde für 15 Örtlichkeiten in den östlichen Vereinigten Staaten untersucht. Bei Verwendung von monatlichen Daten, die für etliche Jahre in vier Jahreszeiten gruppiert wurden, erwiesen sich interannuale Klimaschwankungen als wichtiger Faktor, wobei der einflußreichste Klimaterm durch Wärmegradtage oder Kältegradtage ausgedrückt werden konnte. Die besten Korrelationen wurden im Frühling in nördlichen Lagen und für Herbst in südlichen Lagen erhalten, während die Winterkorrelationen im allgemeinen am schwächsten ausgedruckt waren.
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Suckling, P.W., Stackhouse, L.L. Impact of climatic variability on residential electrical energy consumption in the Eastern United States. Arch. Met. Geoph. Biocl., Ser. B 33, 219–227 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02275095
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