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These images show the impact of coronavirus on electricity demand in Chinese cities

An empty street is seen in Yueyang, Hunan Province, near the border to Hubei Province, which is under partial lockdown after an outbreak of a new coronavirus, in China January 28, 2020.

An empty street in Yueyang, Hunan province, China, in January 2020 Image: REUTERS/Thomas Peter

Christopher Elvidge
Director, Earth Observation Group, Payne Institute for Public Policy, Colorado School of Mines
Feng-Chi Hsu
Research Associate, Earth Observation Group, Payne Institute for Public Policy, Colorado School of Mines
Tilottama Ghosh
Research Associate, Earth Observation Group, Payne Institute for Public Policy, Colorado School of Mines
Mikhail Zhizhin
Research Associate, Earth Observation Group, Payne Institute for Public Policy, Colorado School of Mines
Morgan Bazilian
Director, Payne Institute for Public Policy and Professor of Public Policy, Colorado School of Mines
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Figure 1. Light levels in Wuhan compared with this period last year
Figure 1. Light levels in Wuhan compared with this period last year Image: Payne Institute at the Colorado School of Mines
Figure 2. Light levels in Changsha compared with this time last year
Figure 2. Light levels in Changsha compared with this time last year Image: Payne Institute at the Colorado School of Mines
Figure 2. Light levels in Xi'an compared with this time last year
Figure 2. Light levels in Xi'an compared with this time last year Image: Payne Institute at the Colorado School of Mines
Figure 4. Light levels in Delhi compared with this time last year
Figure 4. Light levels in Delhi compared with this time last year Image: Payne Institute at the Colorado School of Mines
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