On The Regional Difference Of The Influencing Factors And The Inducing Policy Of The Household Energy Consumption In China

As the improvement of the economy and the standards of people’s living, the substantial increase of the household energy consumption is indeed a priority item. However, the imbalance of economic development leads to the regional difference of the household energy consumption. To promote the conservation of the household energy consumption effectively and directly, we should study on the influencing factors of the household energy consumption on the regional level, and provide reference for the relevant department to make policy.On the basis of the existing literature at home and abroad, this paper defines the household energy consumption but also the direct household energy consumption. According to the theoretical analysis and the previous research results, we pick the residential real income, urbanization rate, industrial structure, household energy structure, demographic characteristics, family size and living standards of residents as the potential influencing factors, and establish the panel data model for the household energy consumption in China. Based on the2000-2011panel data of30provinces, we do the regression analysis for the household energy consumption model, which analyze the direction and the effect of each influencing factor. Last but not least, we review the household energy consumption policy in China, learn from the advanced experience of Japan, America and Europe, and Put forward rational policy advices about reducing household energy consumption.This paper concludes that the residential real income, urbanization rate, industrial structure, household energy structure and demographic characteristics have a great effect on the eastern area, while the residential real income, urbanization rate, household energy structure, family size and living standards of residents influence strongly on the middle area. And industrial structure, household energy structure and living standards of residents are the influencing factors of the west area. Based on above results, this paper puts forward specific policy recommendations in three aspects:1. Improve and make publicity for the standards making of the power-consumption industrial products;2. Optimize the energy demand structure and introduce the energy-saving service industry to changing lifestyle;3. Promote the personalized sentinel surveillance and the sharing-sustainable consumption patterns.