Dynamic linear modeling of monthly electricity demand in Japan: Time variation of electricity conservation effect.

ABSTRACT: After the severe nuclear disaster in Fukushima, which was triggered by the Great East Japan earthquake in March 2011, nuclear power plants in Japan were temporarily shut down for mandatory inspections. To prevent large-scale blackouts, the Japanese government requested companies and households to reduce electricity consumption in summer and winter. It is reported that the domestic electricity demand had a structural decrease because of the electricity conservation effect (ECE). However, quantitative analysis of the ECE is not sufficient, and especially time variation of the ECE remains unclear. Understanding the ECE is important because Japan's NDC (nationally determined contribution) assumes the reduction of CO2 emissions through aggressive energy conservation. In this study, we develop a

SUBMITTER: Honjo K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5927419 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature