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This paper utilizes NPP-VIIRS nighttime light remote sensing data to model electricity consumption in parts of southern China. Four predictive models were initially selected for evaluation: LR, SVR, MLP, and GBRT. The accuracy of each model was assessed by comparing real power consumption with simulated values. Based on this evaluation, the GBRT model was identified as the most effective and was selected to establish a comprehensive model of electricity consumption. Using the GBRT model, this paper analyzes electricity consumption in the study area across different spatial scales from 2013 to 2022, demonstrating the distribution characteristics of electricity consumption from the pixel level to the city scale and revealing the close relationship between electricity consumption and regional economic development. Additionally, this paper examines trends in electricity consumption across various temporal scales, providing a scientific basis for the optimal allocation of energy and the effective distribution of power resources in the study area. This analysis is of great significance for promoting balanced economic development between regions and enhancing energy efficiency.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs16203841","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,10,16]],"date-time":"2024-10-16T07:58:32Z","timestamp":1729065512000},"page":"3841","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Estimation of Regional Electricity Consumption Using National Polar-Orbiting Partnership\u2019s Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite Night-Time Light Data with Gradient Boosting Regression Trees"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Xiaozheng","family":"Guo","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"China Huaneng Group Clean Energy Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd., Changping, Beijing 102209, China"}]},{"given":"Yimei","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"China Huaneng Group Clean Energy Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd., Changping, Beijing 102209, China"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,10,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"353","DOI":"10.1016\/j.rser.2017.03.071","article-title":"On electricity consumption and economic growth in China","volume":"76","author":"Zhang","year":"2017","journal-title":"Renew. 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