The impact of COVID-19 measures on intraday electricity load curves in the European Union: A panel approach

ABSTRACT: This paper examines the impact of the intensity of government measures introduced to reduce the spread of COVID-19 on intraday electricity load curves in 23 European countries. The econometric panel model used covers the entire period from the virus outbreak in Europe up to the release of several vaccines; therefore, the estimation considers the introduction, partial lifting, and reintroduction of the interventions. Based on the results, the impacts of the different stringency measures were similar in the 23 analysed EU member states. More stringent interventions had different effects at different times of day: the morning and evening peaks were significantly affected, as was every hour of the day. The impacts were nonlinear, meaning that different measures mutually amplified each other’s

SUBMITTER: Berezvai Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9484106 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature