Power Statistics - 2010 Edition - Full Report - Eurelectric

Electricity Statistics
Demand Trends
Electricity demand increases,
driven by heating and transport
Over a period of nearly three decades, from 1980 to 2008,
electricity demand increased by more than 70 % (see Figure 1
above). While the economic crisis led to a reduction in demand
of about 4.2 %, the shift towards electrification, as well as the
recovery of electricity demand from industry and services,
means growth will resume before 2020.
All sectors – agriculture, industry, transport, services,
as well as households – are expected to increase their
electricity consumption up to 2020 (see Figure 7). Whilst
Figure 7: Annual electricity consumption by sector 2
industrial consumption will stabilise at around pre-crisis
levels – in the range of 1,200 - 1,300 TWh – consumption by
services is expected to rise from about 600 TWh (2008) to
900 TWh by 2020. A spectacular shift will occur in household
consumption, with a 40 % increase driven by the expected
electrif ication of heating, as well as for example the increased
usage of IT and electronic entertainment devices. Electricity
consumption in the transport sector is also set to achieve
double digit growth, assuming large-scale electrification
of road transportation.
1980 1990 2000 2007 2008 2010* 2020*
Final Consumption 1,703.6 2,175.4 2,633.0 2,928.0 2,938.9 2,595.0 3,242.2
of which Agriculture 46.2 59.1 60.5 55.9 57.0 52.9 62.6
Industry 892.1 1,060.6 1,180.5 1,235.4 1,226.4 1,059.2 1,288.0
Transport 48.9 61.6 74.6 79.3 76.1 66.0 98.1
Services 262.8 427.2 595.4 607.0 606.4 660.6 888.9
Households 405.5 562.6 716.2 655.3 653.7 745.9 904.6
2 * For the sake of completeness, estimations have been performed by EURELECTRIC’s Secretariat in order to gain a comprehensive picture for the
EU-27. As a consequence, it must be noted that this table differs from the table published in the full report.
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