The Household Electricity Use Survey monitored a total of 251 owner-occupier households and analysed the data. The survey can be used to profile domestic lighting and appliance usage. Similar datasets are Low-Carbon London and the Customer-Led Network Revolution.

This report presents the results of a survey of 251 households in England that was undertaken to monitor the electrical power demand and energy consumption over the period May 2010 to July 2011. The project was funded by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Department of Energy and Climate Change, and the Energy Saving Trust.

Participating households were selected by Ipsos MORI on the basis of the life stage of the occupants. Of the 251 households surveyed, 26 were monitored for a period of one calendar year and the rest were monitored for periods of one month at intervals throughout the year. The dwellings were also given an Energy Performance Certificate survey, and the occupants were requested to complete survey questions about their environmental attitudes. During the course of the survey period, the occupants also completed diaries of use for some of the products they used. The data was checked and analysed by Enertech and all the project data was compiled into a database. The project was managed by Intertek.

Results of the survey

The data from each household was compiled into a database. The report presents initial analysis of this data performed by Enertech according to a specification prepared by the project Steering Group. The results calculated include total household consumption and the average for a number of categories of household and inhabitant types. The results are presented by household, per m² and per person. Graphs are used to illustrate the results. The data was also analysed by appliance type and also split between the categories of household and inhabitant type where it presents useful information.

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