Power Use Report Card Apr - Jun 2010

Another quarter of the year has passed, so it's full disclosure time again. You can see the report for the 1st Quarter here.

Gas Stats:

Length of Period: 91 Days

Total Usage: 44 kW/h

Average Per Day: 0.5 kW/h

If Applied Over The Year: 182.5 kW/h

Average Yearly UK Household Gas Use: 19000 kW/h

CO₂ Emissions From My Gas Use: 8.36 kg

CO₂ Emissions From Gas Use Last Year: 15.39 kg

Difference in Emissions: 45.7%

Electricity Stats:

Length of Period: 91 Days

Total Usage: 509 kW/h

Average Per Day: 5.59 kW/h

If Applied Over The Year: 2040.3 kW/h

Average Yearly UK Household Electricity Use: 3700 kW/h

CO₂ Emissions From My Electricity Use: 218.87 kg

CO₂ Emissions From Electricity Use Last Year: 220 kg

Difference in Emissions: 0.5%


I'm extremely pleased with the drop in my gas use this year. The boiler spends a lot of its time switched off completely, so unlike last year I'm not heating water unnecessarily. The only time it gets switched on is if I want to wash the dishes - and as I work shifts this doesn't happen every day!

As for my electricity use, I'm less pleased with that. The World Cup and Wimbledon has seen a rise in the last couple of weeks, but my electricity consumption still tends to follow my shift pattern. If I'm going to reduce this by 10% then I'm going to have to do something drastic!


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