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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Energy Intensity Energy Intensity The term 'Energy Intensity' as it applies to the area of energy can be defined as ' 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'. The term 'Energy Intensity' as it applies to the area of the environment can be defined as 'The ratio of energy consumption to a measure of the demand for services (e.g., number of buildings, total floorspace, floorspace-hours, number of employees, or constant dollar value of Gross Domestic Product for services)'. Previous 5 Terms: Energy expenditures Energy grade line (EGL) (energy line, energy gradient) Energy Helicity Index Energy information Energy Information Administration (EIA) Next 5 Terms: Energy intensity (Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey) Energy loss Energy management and control system(EMCS) Energy management practices Energy Policy Act (EPACT) About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.