Research Article
Is Urbanisation Rate a Feasible Supplemental Parameter in Forecasting Electricity Consumption in China?
Table 1
Historical data of electricity consumption, GDP, and urbanisation rate in Shaanxi province from 2000 to 2013.
| Year | Electricity consumption (108 Wh) | GDP (CNY in billion) | Urbanisation rate (%) | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Household |
| 2000 | 292.76 | 22.90 | 198.44 | 38.11 | 33.31 | 180.4 | 32.27 | 2001 | 321.54 | 25.11 | 214.87 | 45.81 | 35.77 | 201.1 | 33.62 | 2002 | 355.97 | 26.45 | 237.51 | 52.12 | 39.89 | 225.3 | 34.63 | 2003 | 393.68 | 35.84 | 266.97 | 56.97 | 43.91 | 258.8 | 35.54 | 2004 | 477.03 | 28.70 | 334.60 | 66.02 | 47.71 | 317.6 | 36.35 | 2005 | 516.00 | 31.10 | 358.09 | 71.46 | 55.35 | 393.4 | 37.24 | 2006 | 580.72 | 34.39 | 406.03 | 78.25 | 62.06 | 474.4 | 39.12 | 2007 | 653.69 | 36.02 | 463.61 | 88.72 | 65.76 | 575.7 | 40.61 | 2008 | 708.02 | 37.64 | 497.65 | 97.33 | 75.41 | 731.5 | 42.09 | 2009 | 740.11 | 38.09 | 504.34 | 108.30 | 89.38 | 817.0 | 43.49 | 2010 | 859.22 | 39.13 | 589.51 | 116.25 | 112.38 | 1012.3 | 45.70 | 2011 | 982.47 | 42.54 | 678.49 | 131.45 | 129.99 | 1251.2 | 47.29 | 2012 | 1066.75 | 42.65 | 724.08 | 151.85 | 148.16 | 1445.4 | 50.02 | 2013 | 1152.22 | 45.29 | 773.54 | 168.69 | 164.70 | 1604.5 | 51.31 |
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Note: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd refer to primary/secondary/tertiary industries, respectively.
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