In Italy, lockdowns imposed by the government following fears of further spreads of the coronavirus, brought about a 31 percent decline in average electricity demand for calendar week 14 (March 30 to April 3) compared to the same week the year prior. This included adjustments made for temperature differences. Twelve European countries saw a drop of over ten percent in electricity consumption in either of the weeks.
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Weekly change in electricity consumption following COVID-19 in selected European countries in March 2020 compared to March 2019*
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Bruegel. (April 3, 2020). Weekly change in electricity consumption following COVID-19 in selected European countries in March 2020 compared to March 2019* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/457821/europe-change-in-electricity-demand-covid-19/
Bruegel. "Weekly change in electricity consumption following COVID-19 in selected European countries in March 2020 compared to March 2019*." Chart. April 3, 2020. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/457821/europe-change-in-electricity-demand-covid-19/
Bruegel. (2020). Weekly change in electricity consumption following COVID-19 in selected European countries in March 2020 compared to March 2019*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/457821/europe-change-in-electricity-demand-covid-19/
Bruegel. "Weekly Change in Electricity Consumption following Covid-19 in Selected European Countries in March 2020 Compared to March 2019*." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/457821/europe-change-in-electricity-demand-covid-19/
Bruegel, Weekly change in electricity consumption following COVID-19 in selected European countries in March 2020 compared to March 2019* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/457821/europe-change-in-electricity-demand-covid-19/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Weekly change in electricity consumption following COVID-19 in selected European countries in March 2020 compared to March 2019* [Graph], Bruegel, April 3, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/457821/europe-change-in-electricity-demand-covid-19/