Grey associated analysis on the relationship between energy consumption and economic growth in Gansu Province

The relationship between energy consumption and economic growth is one of the research keys in today's society. Domestic energy is a necessity of people's daily life and is also the basic factor of economy development. Based on the date of income and energy consumption from 1985 to 2007 of Gansu,the degree of the gray correlation of the domestic energy consumption per capita with income、coal consumption per capita、electricity consumption per capita、oil consumption per capita with and biomass energy per capita with were computed. The results showed that the positive relationships were obvious. Comparatively speaking,the electricity consumption per capita has higher associated degree with the domestic energy consumption per capita. Some measures and suggestions were put forward to solve the problem of domestic energy consumption in Gansu.