02223cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF021473 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781513568539 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Yao, Jiaxiong. Electricity Consumption and Temperature : Evidence from Satellite Data / Jiaxiong Yao. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2021. 1 online resource (38 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students Past studies on the relationship between electricity consumption and temperature have primarily focused on individual countries. Many regions are understudied as a result of data constraint. This paper studies the relationship on a global scale, overcoming the data constraint by using grid-level night light and temperature data. Mostly generated by electricity and recorded by satellites, night light has a strong linear relationship with electricity consumption and is correlated with both its extensive and intensive margins. Using night light as a proxy for electricity consumption at the grid level, we find: (1) there is a U-shaped relationship between electricity consumption and temperature; (2) the critical point of temperature for minimum electricity consumption is around 14.6 degree C for the world and it is higher in urban and more industrial areas; and (3) the impact of temperature on electricity consumption is persistent. Sub-Saharan African countries, while facing a large electricity deficit already, are particularly vulnerable to climate change: a 1 degree C increase in temperature is estimated to increase their electricity demand by 6.7% on average. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2021/022 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2021/022/001.2021.issue-022-en.xml IMF e-Library