Abstract
In this paper, the factors of affecting to “monthly energy consumption” analyzed by “the multi-level model” were clarified based on the measurement data of energy consumption for three years from October, 2008 in the electrified housing located in Hiroshima area. The affecting factors were extracted from the examination of each category such as “the factors changed in the household” and “the factors changed among the households” with a same model.
As the results of the analysis, it was clarified that the energy consumption was affected by the housing scale and family size, the number of electrical equipment and the stage of life. Also, these factors affected to the energy consumption within a same household.
After the pacific coast of Tohoku earthquake on March 11, 2011, the action of energy saving in commercial and household sectors was spread in Japan. In case of the analyzed results in Hiroshima area, far from the disaster-stricken area, it was recognized the reduction of energy consumption in space heating-cooling usage and the others in the households. Therefore, the authors clarified that the concrete action which was aroused from the consciousness of energy saving had an effect on the significant level.
