Estimation of Energy Consumption by Ukrainian Households: Approaches, Models, Results

Abstract

The article summarizes modern approaches to estimating energy consumption by households. In particular, international experience in determining the amount of final energy consumption by households by purpose using data from special household surveys and modeling methods. Possibilities of adaptation and modification of the specified approaches to an estimation of households’ energy consumption are defined. The article aims to highlight the results of practical application in Ukraine of the developed methodology of modeling and appropriate tools for estimation of the energy consumption by households. The study used methods of statistical indicators estimation based on the special household sample survey microdata, developed statistical models, in particular on dummy variables, graphical and tabular methods of data analysis, etc. The peculiarities of the use of different types of energy by different categories of households are assessed: it depends on the geographical location, area of residence, type of housing, and socio-economic characteristics of households. The method of estimation of energy consumption by Ukrainian households is offered to take into account features of the accessible information base, sources of power supply, and financial possibilities of households.