The estimation of structural changes influence on the energy intensity of subregional economy

Today, the measures aimed at increasing energy efficiency have the status of a priority component of the state economic policy in Russia. The state programs for energy saving and energy efficiency are currently being implemented at the federal, regional and municipal levels. The monitoring of their implementation requires the application of the methods of factor analysis and comparative analysis of the dynamics of energy consumption in the regions. Such necessity is conditioned by the dependence of the economy on both the political measures and the objective factors, the sectoral structure of gross product being one of them. However, the national system of accounting and analysis of energy consumption indicators is still at the primary stage of development. The formation of its regional and subregional subsystems is the most challenging issue now. The gross municipal product (GMP) and its sectoral structure, as well as the energy intensity of municipalities are not calculated by state statistics bodies, and this fact updates the problem of developing the methods of accounting the structural factor in the studies of energy efficiency at the subregional level...