Energy Intensity

Energy Intensity
  The relative extent that energy is required for a process.
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  A ratio of energy consumption to another metric, typically national gross domestic product in the case of a country's energy intensity. Sector-specific intensities may refer to energy consumption per household, per unit of commercial floorspace, per dollar value industrial shipment, or another metric indicative of a sector. Improvements in energy intensity include energy efficiency and conservation as well as structural factors not related to technology or behavior.
  U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration's Energy Glossary
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(Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey)
  The ratio of consumption to floor space.
  U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration's Energy Glossary

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