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Characterization of a small Mediterranean island end-users’ electricity consumption: The case of Lampedusa

Mariano Giuseppe IppolitoV. Lo BranoGaetano ZizzoMarina BonomoloD. La CasciaMarco BeccaliFrancesco MonteleoneB. Di PietraLeone G

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Mediterranean climate020209 energyGeography Planning and DevelopmentTransportation02 engineering and technologySmall islandsSmall islandDemand responseEnvironmental protection0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineeringLampedusaCivil and Structural EngineeringConsumption (economics)Settore ING-IND/11 - Fisica Tecnica AmbientalebiologyRenewable Energy Sustainability and the Environmentbusiness.industryEnd userEnvironmental resource managementbiology.organism_classificationEnergy characterizationAppliance useAggregated load;Energy characterization;Appliance use;Small islands;Energy consumptionRenewable energyEnergy consumptionSettore ING-IND/33 - Sistemi Elettrici Per L'EnergiaSustainabilityEnvironmental scienceAggregated loadElectricitybusiness

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Abstract The paper presents the results of a study carried out on Lampedusa Island (Italy) and based on the survey of electricity consumption data. The main outcomes of the study are: • the characterization of the energy demand of private houses and hotels in Italian small islands with significant touristic flows during the summer period; • the identification of inefficient use of the electric loads; • the construction of aggregated load profiles for clusters of homogeneous domestic end-user to be used for implementing Demand Response strategies. The study shows how electricity consumption in Mediterranean small islands are very high with respect to the national average and lays the basis for future studies on the impact of automation and Renewable Energy Sources on the energy supply-demand sustainability of the island.

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2017-11-01Sustainable Cities and Society
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2017.07.015