Electricity Consumption Reveals Pandemic's Uneven Impact: Firms Plummet, Households Surge
The article examines how the COVID-19 pandemic affected electricity use by businesses and households. By studying Spain, the researchers found that during the strict lockdown, company electricity usage dropped by 29%, but household usage went up by 10%. Even during the second wave, business electricity demand remained 5% lower than usual. The study also noticed changes in people's daily routines, seen in how they used electricity throughout the day in response to the lockdown rules.