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Bluelighter
party?
Aliens tracts bear.
Aliens tracts bear.

can I ask a very random question? (other than this one) ?
i dont know what kind of random would ask.
you been on kev yet Bear?
lyrical genius yes
and why this passive aggression all of a sudden dan?
do you deny kevin levell has been near you bear?
and why this passive aggression all of a sudden dan?
*Mods* Im ok :D sorted via PMthank you
crackhead, that's not necessarily true. in fact id hazzard a guess that poorer homes being less well insulated end up using more than homes intrinsically larger. also, think about it, you have to go to fairly lengthy extremes before you reach a range where there are significant differences in energy consumption at home. for example, a detatched house in britain would cover everything from single parents on minimum wage, to millionaire doctors. the post code may change, but the energy consumption? we all mostly use a washing machine, a boiler, a few tv's, a computer, etc etc. for the most part, it's a flat tax
shm - thank for the info, 4% is still far too much though. should be via voluntary contribution. if people want to throw their money away against the caprices of the sun, well that's up to them
http://www.carboncommentary.com/2013/08/02/3189Rising energy prices have had a disproportionate impact on the less well-off. Data published by DECC shows that lower income households have cut back more on gas and electricity use than homes with more prosperous occupants. Despite rising bills, electricity consumed by the wealthiest homes hasn’t fallen since 2005 but the poorest households have cut their use by 13%. Gas usage has gone down a quarter in homes in the bottom half of the income distribution, much more than the more prosperous households.
Gas and electricity consumption are gently falling in UK homes. The amount of gas used depends on winter temperatures but the overall trend is clearly downwards. Some of this fall is driven by better insulation and new condensing boilers but rising prices have also forced UK homes into setting thermostats lower. The average (‘mean’) electricity use was 4,600 kWh in 2005 and 4,200 in 2011, the latest year for which figures are available. This is an average reduction of 9%. Gas savings were more substantial, with the average falling from 18,600 kWh to 14,100 in the same period, a cut of 24%. Even the cold year of 2010 didn’t interrupt the average fall.
Closer examination shows the impact of lower incomes on the change in energy use. Gas consumption – used for hot water, some cooking and heating in about 80% of UK homes – fell by 27% in the poorest households, almost twice the figure for the very richest.