Determinants of Household Energy Consumption in Forest Villages of Khorramabad County

This study aimed to identify the factors affecting energy consumption in three forest villages of Khorramabad, Lorestan province. Gushe Shahanshah village had access to natural gas piped, Chenarbagali village with kerosene and liquefied petroleum gas and Malimdul village lacks natural gas, kerosene and liquefied petroleum gas. The sample consisted of 146 households from three villages, that selected by simple random sampling method. The main research tool for data collection was a structured questionnaire. The data was analysis by spss software. Pearson test was used to examine the correlation between independent variables with annual fuel consumption, and Independent t-test and Mann-Whitney test were used to compare the average fuel consumption in planar groupings. The results showed that in Gushe Shahnshah village, there is a positive and significant relationship between annual consumption of natural gas and variables of income, household size, heated area of the house and number of heaters, and there is a negative and significant relationship with the variable of antiquity of house. Also, in Chenarbagali and Malimdul villages, there is a positive and significant relationship between annual firewood consumption and variables of family size, number of male work force over 15 years old, ed area of the house and number of heaters, and a negative and significant relationship with income.The results showed that in addition to the above, fuel consumption is affected by several factors. The results showed that in addition to the items mentioned, household fuel consumption is affected by several factors, but access to a clean energy