Factors affecting energy consumption per capita

• Physical availability


  Whether the energy source is available or if it is imported
• Cost


  • Relative to income, processing and delivery costs
  • Affected by subsidies
• Technology


  • Ability to access previously unobtainable energy
  • E.g. fracking
• Economic development


  • Affects perception of cost
  • Higher levels are less sensitive to changes
  • Broad correlation between GDP and energy consumption
• Standard of living


  The degree of wealth and material comfort available to a person or community has an affect on prices of energy sources
• Environmental priorities

  • Renewables are costly
  • Reducing consumption of fossil fuels is key
• Public perceptions
• Climate


  Affected by costs to make extremes comfortable