The diverse impacts of COVID-19 on electricity demand: The case of Chile

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dc.contributor.authorSanchez-Lopez, Miguel
dc.contributor.authorMoreno, Rodrigo
dc.contributor.authorAlvarado, Diego
dc.contributor.authorSuazo-Martinez, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorNegrete-Pincetic, Matias
dc.contributor.authorOlivares, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorSepulveda, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorOtarola, Hector
dc.contributor.authorBasso, Leonardo J.
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T21:07:51Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T21:07:51Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractThis paper analyzes the impacts of the first wave of COVID-19 (March 2020 -September 2020) on the electricity demand of different types of consumers in Chile, including residential, commercial, and industrial demand. We leverage data from 230 thousand smart meters of residential and commercial consumers in 32 communes of Santiago (the capital city of Chile), which allows us to investigate the evolution of their demands with an hourly temporal resolution. Additionally, we use demand data of large industrial consumers provided by the Chilean system operator to study the impact of the pandemic on different economic sectors. This paper demonstrates that the COVID-19 pandemic, and the associated containment measures, have featured a drastically different impact on the various types of consumers in Chile. In particular, we show that the demand of residential consumers has increased throughout the first wave, even when we isolate the effects of the pandemic from those related to weather. Furthermore, we study how these effects change in different communes of Santiago, contrasting our findings with the socio-economic levels of the population. In effect, we find different demand response patterns depending on the socio-economic background of consumers. We also show that commercial demand has significantly declined due to the containment measures implemented and that the hospitality and construction economic sectors have been the most affected in the country.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ijepes.2021.107883
dc.identifier.eissn1879-3517
dc.identifier.issn0142-0615
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijepes.2021.107883
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/93440
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000792889600004
dc.language.isoen
dc.revistaInternational journal of electrical power & energy systems
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectElectricity demand
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectSmart meters
dc.subjectEnergy policy
dc.subject.ods13 Climate Action
dc.subject.ods11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
dc.subject.ods07 Affordable and Clean Energy
dc.subject.ods09 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
dc.subject.odspa13 Acción por el clima
dc.subject.odspa11 Ciudades y comunidades sostenibles
dc.subject.odspa07 Energía asequible y no contaminante
dc.subject.odspa09 Industria, innovación e infraestructura
dc.titleThe diverse impacts of COVID-19 on electricity demand: The case of Chile
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen138
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sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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