Energy consumption in UK households: Impact of domestic electrical appliances (original) (raw)

The social-psychological aspects of energy use in UK households have been reviewed. A major survey, which,focused on identtxving environmental attitudes and beliefs, energy-use hehaviour, ownership levels,for certain appliances and their utilisation patterns, \t'as undertaken among householders resident in the southeast of England. The results indicute that members of the general public are li) interested in receiving informution concerning household energyuse and the associated environmental impuct, and (ii) willing to modify' their hehaviour in order to reduce household energy consumption und environmental damage. Therefore, there is un urgent need to provide end-users with accurate energy-consumption und environmental-impact information. persuasively presented, to stimulute energy-rational and environmentally~ sustainable behaviour. For each mujor domestic electrical appliance, the survey data permit estimates of the variations in energy consumption per household and of the aggregate annual consumption nationally. Copyright

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