気き温おん感かん応おう度ど

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.

• 気き温おん感かん応おう度どは、夏なつの電でん力りょく需じゅ要よう予よ測そくに使つかわれる指し標ひょうです。

  Temperature sensitivity is an index used for forecasting summer electricity demand.

• この地ち域いきの気き温おん感かん応おう度どを分ぶん析せきすると、気き温おんが1度ど上あがるごとに電でん力りょく消しょう費ひが約やく3%増ぞう加か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.