Abstract

This paper deals with electricity consumption and electrical load demand in Swedish grocery stores. Several interesting results were observed, such as: non-linear correlation between floor area and electricity consumption, and non-linear correlation between outdoor temperature and electricity consumption. Electricity Consumption Indicators (ECIs) were developed based on 11 months of load research data from 21 grocery stores. Load shapes, and daily, monthly and annual consumption indicators were developed. The usage of two different area figures was studied: the gross floor area and the sales floor area. The analysis showed that the sales area provides the most information about the actual store conditions and is of greater importance when analysing the electricity consumption in grocery stores. There was a high level of agreement in comparisons to measured data.

Panels of

Panel 1: Policy (incentives, normative measures, policy mixes to achive CO_2 reduction)

Panel 2: Technologies and Products (innovation, marketing, market transformation)

Panel 4: Environmental Perspective (externalities and life cycle approaches, local and global impacts and incentatives)

Panel 3: Dynamics of Consumption (social and cultural perspectives, actors and their interactions)

Panel 5: Land use,Transportation and infrastructure (urban and regional planning, approaches to change in well entrenched systems)