Useful Energy Demand

The document defines useful energy demand as the portion of final energy demand available for work after device losses, noting that while typically smaller than final energy demand, it can be larger for devices like heat pumps. It also describes the software settings required to calculate these demands across all branches.

• Useful energy demand is defined as the portion of final energy demand that remains to perform work—such as cooking, heating, or cooling—after accounting for losses within the consuming devices.
• While useful energy demand is generally lower than final energy demand, certain devices like heat pumps and refrigerators can result in useful energy demand exceeding final energy demand because they utilize ambient energy in addition to electricity.
• By default, the software only calculates useful energy demand for branches undergoing useful energy analysis, but users can enable calculations for all demand branches via the 'Settings: Scope' screen by activating 'Calculate Useful Energy for All Demands'.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (n.d.). Useful Energy Demand. https://leap.sei.org/Help24/Results_Categories/Useful_Energy_Demand.htm

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Useful Energy Demand. n.d. https://leap.sei.org/Help24/Results_Categories/Useful_Energy_Demand.htm.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Stockholm Environment Institute |title=Useful Energy Demand |url=https://leap.sei.org/Help24/Results_Categories/Useful_Energy_Demand.htm |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitutenduseful, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Useful Energy Demand}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, url = {https://leap.sei.org/Help24/Results_Categories/Useful_Energy_Demand.htm}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }