Elfizon, Mohammed I. Alghamdi, Ahmed Hussien Radhi Alawadi, Ahmed Alzahmi
This paper aims to describe and quantify the correlation between domestic operating electricity consumption of buildings with the built environment in the rural areas in Egypt, combining qualitative and quantitative approaches. The paper has selected a typical farming-based rural village in the Delta region, Northern Egypt. The correlation between buildings’ end-user electricity consumption and the built environment has been described and quantified using on-site surveys, questionnaires, and statistical analysis. The results showed that the average electricity consumption of a square meter is 21 kWh annually in a dwelling. The square meter consumes a range between 5 and 90 kWh for the non-residential buildings. Furthermore, a correlation between family visits and domestic consumption has been observed compared to other social activities. Finally, although the research discussed specific local contexts, the methodology can be replicated in all settlement patterns in the Egyptian governorates and similar Mediterranean contexts. Further studies are highly encouraged to investigate other energy consumption patterns and different energy sources. © 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
Department of Teknik Elektro, Universitas Negeri Padang, Padang, Indonesia; Department of Computer Science, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia; Computer Technical Engineering Department, College of Technical Engineering, The Islamic University, Najaf, Iraq; Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, 47512, Saudi Arabia
