noun
temperature sensitivity; sensitivity of electricity demand to temperature change
Technical term used in energy economics and power-system analysis. Refers to how electricity demand varies with atmospheric temperature.
気温感応度は、夏の電力需要予測に使われる指標です。
Temperature sensitivity is an index used for forecasting summer electricity demand.
この地域の気温感応度を分析すると、気温が1度上がるごとに電力消費が約3%増加することがわかった。
Analysis of the temperature sensitivity in this region showed that electricity consumption increases by about 3% for every 1°C rise in temperature.