Below average Desp!
http://www.ofgem.gov.uk/Media/FactSheets/Documents1/domestic%20energy%20consump%20fig%20FS.pdfAccording to this the mean UK household use is 3300 kWh/year, 9 kWh/day or 377W continuously. It hasn't changed from 2003 but gas usage has gone down from 56 kWh/day to 45 kWh/day. The report classifies low electricity usage as 2100 kWh/year (5.75 kWh/day) and high usage as 5100 kWh/year (14 kWh/day). I think it would be necessary to exclude heating from any figures to get a proper comparison.
That's interesting reading. Wifey and I were using 2,650kWh pa, and that's with me home during the day. We were trying to be good, but not paranoid. Since PV (and we deliberately went for a system that would produce about 2,800kWh to match consumption) I think we've actually reduced demand and become a little more conscious of consumption. Doubt we'd have hit 2,100 but maybe not far off.
I was hoping to half consumption through PV, but now realise that the lower you go, the harder it is to win due to night time, winter and poor weather consumption. Still, fingers crossed for 1,400 or less.
Mart.
