Analysis on rural household energy consumption in Hebei province

This paper summarizes the main findings regarding rural household energy consumption from 5130 households covering 171 counties in Hebei province. The results of the survey document behaviors of rural residents: the most commonly used fuel for heating is coal product (including honeycomb briquette and coal briquette), representing 70% or more of all heating at an average of 1502.23 kWh per family; nearly 94.5% of all residents consume 101 to 5000 kWh of electricity per year. 85.27% of all respondents concern electricity consumption but their opinions on electricity-saving appliances take on diversity. To change the high-pollution and low-efficiency way of energy use need economic-social development in rural region construction.