Abstract

SANCHEZ-GAMBOA, Franklin Israel; MORENO, Jordan  and  CAIZA, Danny. Prevalent age group in household electricity consumption in times of COVID-19 in San Agustín. Dyna rev.fac.nac.minas [online]. 2022, vol.89, n.223, pp.56-60.  Epub Nov 09, 2022. ISSN 0012-7353.  https://doi.org/10.15446/dyna.v89n223.100710.

This research aims to analyze the relationship between monthly energy consumption and age of users of Barrio San Agustin in Machachi Canton in the province of Pichincha in the EEQ by its Spanish acronym, Empresa Electrica de Quito, before and after the curfew measures issued by the national COE (by its Spanish acronym) in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. It is carried out taking into account a stratum distributed by the level of energy consumption, conducting age surveys of users in the area, determining its variation in relation to the years 2018, 2019 2020 and 2021, applying the curvilinear regression method to estimate the average monthly demand in relation to the average age of users, and as a result thereof, the group that reaches the peaks of power consumption in the period from March to November 2020, corresponds to an average age ranging from 27 to 33 years old and the average age groups that present the lowest average consumption are those ranging from 20 to 25 and from 40 to 45 years old.

Keywords : age; curfew; COVID-19; electric power; energy resources.

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