Research Article

Is Urbanisation Rate a Feasible Supplemental Parameter in Forecasting Electricity Consumption in China?

Table 3

Summary of regression results for four proposed models.

ModelRegression results of models based on data of Shaanxi (2000–2013)

Model (i)EC = 0.0587 × GDP + 258.2674
Model (ii)EC = 4549.3198 × UR − 1199.8703
Model (iii)EC = 0.1285 × GDP + 3557.4032 × UR − 883.633
Model (iv)EC = (105.7723 × UR − 8.3064) + (3089.3848 × UR − 809.9655)
+ (648.605 × UR − 172.9323) + (0.0900 × GDP + 17.8137)
= 3843.7629 × UR + 0.0900 × GDP − 973.3905