We employ hourly electricity load data for Switzerland as a real time indicator of the economic effects of the lockdown … following the spread of SARS-CoV-2. Our findings reveal that following the drastic lockdown, overall electricity use decreased … capita was one of the highest in Switzerland and also stricter measures such as closures of construction sites and industrial …

We employ hourly electricity load data for Switzerland as a real time indicator of the economic effects of the lockdown … following the spread of SARS-CoV-2. Our findings reveal that following the drastic lockdown, overall electricity use decreased by … was one of the highest in Switzerland and also stricter measures such as closures of construction sites and industrial …

We argue for the resurrection of an old idea: electricity use as an indicator of U.S. economic activity. Our analysis … relies on associations - the 40-year correlation between growth rates in real GDP and electricity use can be as high as 89 …% - and intuition. Electricity use and economic conditions should move together. The vast majority of goods and services are …

the COVID-19 pandemic on electricity usage and electricity demand forecasting accuracy in buildings in Qatar over time and … across sectors. Furthermore, this study statistically investigates the relationship between building electricity consumption … and the number of daily infected cases in the State of Qatar. The effect of the pandemic on electricity usage was …

Emergency measures imposed by governments around the world have had massive impacts on the energy sector, resulting in … dramatic reductions in total energy demand. The New Zealand government introduced strict containment measures in response to … on wholesale electricity demand. The study spans the period 27 February 2020 to 23 February 2021. Results show that the …