Analysis of temporal and spatial changes of energy consumption patterns in Rural Areas, case study, Township Sardasht

In today's world, the amount of energy consumption and production are among basic factors in every country's the economy. Studying the world energy supply and demand shows that currently in most countries, fossil fuels are considered as the main source of energy. However, oil and wood are still the main sources of energy in rural areas. Due to unavailability and high cost of LPG, this form of energy has a very small share in rural energy consumption. This research presents an overview in energy consumption in rural areas is Sardasht Township. For this purpose, 238 households were selected from 10 villages with more than 50 households as energy consumption samples in the period of 2009 to 2012 and data were analyzed with SPSS. The results show that energy consumption varies around the villages where the difference is obvious in the total number and types of fuel due to a variety of geographic features and economic development of local energy sources. Furthermore, usage of firewood for fuel is important in villages studied. Also, electricity consumption had an increasing trend in the villages studied.