Amany Alajmi 11/6/2013

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hi

in my data set one of my key assumption is defined the electricity consumption per capita . however,what units I supposed to use in the activity level? should I use person or saturation ?

note that when I run the data it gives me two different numbers for each unit.

note: the per capita share of electricity in my data set is 100%.

I need help in this?

thanks
Amani

Taylor Binnington 11/7/2013
 

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Hi Amani,

I'm afraid I don't understand your question. For us to be able to help you, you need to clearly explain what you're trying to do. The units of activity depends on the kind of demand you're exploring, so it's up to you to select the most appropriate unit.

Best,

Taylor

Taylor Binnington 11/8/2013
 

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Hi Amani - I've included your follow-up message here, so that our discussion stays all in one place. Let's stick to one thread while we're on the same topic.

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On 11/08/13, Amani wrote:
"hi

What I meant by my previous message was " how can I select the unit for the activity level?"

one of my key assumption is the electricity consumption per capita, when I select "saturation" as an unit for this kind of activity level, it gives me so little number which can not be logical as I think. However, when I select "person" as an activity level I got the same number but with big digits. for example: when I select saturation I got 146 kw as a result but when I change it to person I got 14600.

I am not sure which kind of units for activity level should I select.

note: the share of electricity per capita in my data set is 100%

regards
Amani"
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Taylor's response:

You still have not said what value you are actually entering for your activity level. You have a Key Assumption in LEAP, which you have called 'Electricity consumption per capita'. Are you saying that you have entered this same value in the Activity Level variable for a demand category?

Energy consumption per capita is an energy *intensity*, not an activity level. For example, you could enter the electricity consumption per capita in the 'Final Energy Intensity' variable, and the population of electricity consumers in the 'Activity Level' variable. The product of these two numbers gives you the total electricity demand in your area.

Have a look at this help page for some clarification about activity level analyses:

http://www.energycommunity.org/WebHelpPro/Demand/Activity_Level_Analysis.htm

Hope this helps,

Taylor