Energy
Supporting Indicator:
Rationale:
Definition:
Methodology:
Total electrical use per capita (kWh/year)
Electricity consumption statistics are typically collected in three
categories, residential, commercial and industrial.
The total annual electrical usage of a city in kilowatt hours (the
numerator) divided by the total official population of that city (the
denominator).
Total annual electrical usage per capita is calculated by dividing the
total annual electrical use of the city in kilowatt hours (including
residential and non-residential use) by the total official population
of a jurisdiction to determine average annual per capita usage.
Benchmark:
Comments and
Limitations:
Electricity providers typical report electricity consumption statistics
by customer and not by resident or they report consumption by
sector (residential, commercial and industrial) in bulk and then
report more detailed statistics as averages.
Other
Organizations/Agencies
which use this
indicator:
All electricity providers in Canada