Power Use Report Card Apr - Jun 09

Another quarter of the year has gone, so it's time to report on my energy usage over the period. I'm a great believer in practising what I preach and holding myself to a higher standard, and having to report to you lot on my power use is a way of accounting for my sins.

Gas Stats:

Length of Period: 91 Days

Total Usage: 81kW/h

Average Per Day: 0.9 kW/h

YTD Total Usage: 283 kW/h

YTD Average Per Day: 1.55 kW/h

If Applied Over The Year: 566 kW/h

Average Yearly UK Household Gas Use: 19,000 kW/h

CO2 Emissions From My Gas Use This Quarter: 15.39kg

As you can see, turning off the gas central heating has had a huge effect on my usage. I'm still heating hot water unnecessarily, though. During my next holidays, I plan to mess around with the various switches to see what happens (not a rather large boom, I hope!)

Electricity Stats:

Length of Period: 91 Days

Total Usage: 511 kW/h

Average Per Day: 5.6 kW/h

YTD Total Usage: 1041 kW/h

YTD Average Per Day: 5.7 kW/h

If Applied Over The Year: 2081 kW/h

Average Yearly UK Household Electricity Use: 3,700 kW/h

CO2 Emissions From My Electricity Use This Quarter: 220kg

My electricity use follows my shift pattern and hasn't changed much since the last report, and I don't anticipate it changing much in the future.

Figures for average UK energy use and CO2 figures are taken from the book How to Live a Low-carbon Life by Chris Goodall