| Summary: | This paper provides empirical evidence on the socio-economic, demographic and regional determinants of household electricity consumption. The case of Greece is taken as an example for the empirical investigation, using data from the 2017 Household Budget Survey. The results of the regional fixed effects quantile regression analysis show that household energy consumption is positively related to disposable income, the educational level, the age and the number of employed members in the household. As expected, larger households seem to consume more electricity, while there is indication that gender matters. Also, there is significant regional heterogeneity of household electricity consumption related to household energy consumption patterns, climate and demographic characteristics. Our empirical findings have important national and regional policy implications in the design of energy policies.
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