RESIDENTIAL ENERGY USE MODELS FOR THE NINE U.S. CENSUS DIVISIONS

摘要

This report describes the methods used and the assumptions made in developing a regional data base for each of the nine U.S. census divisions. The data are used to provide regional input to a comprehensive engineering-economic computer model to simulate energy use in the residential sector from 1970 to 2000. These regional models provide an analytical tool with which conservation policies, technologies, and strategies can be evaluated for their effects on residential energy use, fuel expenditures, and capital costs.