Determinants of domestic electricity consumption and energy behavior: A Greek case study

Households constitute an important target group for energy conservation. Understanding the occupant´s behavior and defining the factors that considerable affect the electricity consumption will contribute to improving the energy performance of buildings. An online survey was therefore conducted and 221 questionnaires were completed to provide the necessary data. The present study links the demographics and dwelling characteristics to electricity consumption and energy behavior using chi-square based indexes and Pearson distances. The results revealed that associations exist and a grouping of cases was performed using the K-means clustering algorithm in order to provide consumption patterns.