diff --git a/doc/supply_demand.rst b/doc/supply_demand.rst index 3d80d51d..d7ce274a 100644 --- a/doc/supply_demand.rst +++ b/doc/supply_demand.rst @@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ Further information are given in the publication : *Water heating* Hot water demand is assumed to be constant throughout the year. + *Urban and rural heating* + For every country, heat demand is split between low and high population density areas. These country-level totals are then distributed to each region in proportion to their rural and urban populations respectively. Urban areas with dense heat demand can be supplied with large-scale district heating systems. The percent of urban heat demand that can be supplied by district heating networks as well as lump-sum losses in district heating systems is exogenously determined in the `Config file `_. *Cooling demand*