ABSTRACT
The model used by Chapman, Tyrell, and Mount in this paper utilizes one basic equation form to estimate electricity demand for each of the three sectors: residential, commercial, and industrial. The logic for this stems from the use of basic economic and demographic factors (e.g., personal income and population, by area) for the nonprice independent variables instead of intermediate variables specific to the individual sectors such as households or industrial production. The model has been estimated by ordinary least squares, using both cross-sectional (state) data and time-series data (1946–1970).
