Determinants of Household Electricity Consumption in Rural Domestic Sector (Case of Nattandiya Divisional Secretariat, Sri Lanka) Dissanayaka Ajith Department of Economics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, Email: ajith@kln.ac.lk Online published on 7 October, 2019. Abstract Any person has some prime necessities such as food, dwelling, clothing, health, etc. When considering usage of energy at present, it has become another important necessity. Therefore as an energy, electricity plays a main role and it has been an essential good in daily life of personsbecause it provides a base for other necessities, such as making food by using electrical appliances, sewing cloths by using electrical machine, etc. Electricity helps persons to do works quickly by appliances, equipment and machines. It is a major contributor towards improvement of the living standard of any individual, family and society. This study therefore aims at finding out the factors and their influence on determining cost of electricity consumption in rural household sector. The factors which influence the cost of electricity consumption of a rural household have been examined by using a questionnaire survey of 100 households using stratified random sampling method. Multiple regression models have been run to analyze the data. The results show that the number of rooms, units of electricity appliances, household income, awareness of saving electricity, education level of consumers are the most effective factors determining the cost of electricity. Top Keywords Electricity Consumption Rural Household Nattandiya. Top |