Including the closely related term lighting.
… was 4,382 KWh. This usage is 63rd highest of 317 local authorities in England3. The electricity use in a UK household is primarily used by cold appliances (refrigerator and freezer), cooking, lighting, ICT, washing/drying, water heating, and other uses as presented in Table 2 below4. Table 2 Breakdown on electricity consumption by product for all households (%) Without electric heating…
…/10043_R66141HouseholdElectricitySurveyFinalReportissue4.pdf 5 Cooking 13.8 11.7 7.2 Lighting 15.4 10.0 5.8 Audiovisual 14.4 10.4 3.4 ICT 6.1 3.6 2.6 Washing/drying 13.6 10.7 3.1 Heating - 22.5 64.2 Water heating 7.1 4.0 6.3 Other 3.7 5.8 1.5 Not known 9.7 7.9 1.2 Domestic Gas The primary uses of gas in households are space heating via a boiler and cooking. Most other domestic appliances use electricity to generate…
… the consumption and hence emissions. Action Points Identified Policy: Improve domestic, commercial and industrial energy efficiency in the Borough Domestic Energy Scheme: Facilitate replacement of all domestic light bulbs with LED lights Scheme: Facilitate implementation of energy efficiency measures across the board in public sector including council owned buildings via mechanisms…
… alternatives when the time comes Communication Strategy: Engage with residents and schools to increase awareness on saving energy, such as switching off lights, energy saving mode on appliances, stand-by power consumption, drying clothes on a line outside in summers and other such energy saving methods Local Plan: All future domestic new developments to be built to high energy efficiency…
… standards including more natural lighting, reduced reliance on mechanical ventilation, and passive measures such as building orientation, natural shading, fittings for clothes drying, leading up to zero carbon standards. Industrial and Commercial Energy Energy consumption in the industrial and commercial sectors may be reduced by: Scheme: Facilitate replacement of industrial and commercial…