Electricity demand during pandemic times: The case of the COVID-19 in Spain
- Authors
- Type
- Published Article
- Journal
- Energy Policy
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Publication Date
- Oct 13, 2020
- Volume
- 148
- Pages
- 111964–111964
- Identifiers
- DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111964
- PMID: 33071429
- PMCID: PMC7553070
- Source
- PubMed Central
- Keywords
- License
- Unknown
Abstract
• Power demand in Spain has decreased by 13.49% due to lockdown measures by COVID-19. • Power demand profiles have changed its usual form on weekdays and weekends. • Average daily deviations in power predictions have only increased by 0.1%. • Renewable power generation has increased during the lockdown. • In March and April 2020, CO2 emissions have decreased by 32.61% compared to 2019.