The level and structure of rural energy consumption have been changing greatly in the developed region of China, where the economy is growing rapidly. The growth of rural industry is giving rise to a substantial increase in energy demand. The availability of reliable and secure energy supplies...

A stratification sampling method has been applied to investigate 384 households in 12 villages of four towns in Yangzhong county. Responses to a questionnaire show that the average annual energy consumption per rural household is 298.7 kgce (we use 7000 kcal/kgce), with average energy of 0.59...

Based on comprehensive energy surveys of 3240 households in six different regions, we present the level and structure of rural household energy consumption. There are large differences among regions which depend on locality and availability of fuels. Energy consumption per household accounts for...