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Table 7 Provincial K-means clustering results for the technology gap ratio (TGR) of hydropower in China’s three regions

From: Energy efficiency in China: optimization and comparison between hydropower and thermal power

DMU

K-means clustering

Eastern region

 Beijing

1

 Hebei

1

 Liaoning

1

 Jiangsu

1

 Zhejiang

2

 Fujian

2

 Shandong

1

 Guangdong

1

 Hainan

1

Central region

 Shanxi

1

 Inner Mongolia

1

 Jilin

1

 Heilongjiang

1

 Anhui

1

 Jiangxi

1

 Henan

1

 Hubei

2

 Hunan

1

 Guangxi

1

Western region

 Chongqing

1

 Sichuan

1

 Guizhou

1

 Yunnan

1

 Shaanxi

1

 Gansu

1

 Qinghai

1

 Ningxia

1

 Xinjiang

1

  1. “1” means the group with higher TGR values, and “2” means the group with lower TGR values. The data are from the authors’ collection