UK domestic energy consumption skyrockets
Brits may be encouraged to invest in a bespoke conservatory to flood their home with natural light after an Office for National Statistics study revealed the nation's electricity consumption has rocketed.
According to the figures, UK households are using 155 per cent more domestic energy than they were in the 1970s.
The Social Trends 40 research showed that the total yearly volume of power consumed by British homes in 2007 was the equivalent of 6.8 million tonnes of oil.
This is a sharp rise on the 2.7 million tonnes that would have been used in the 1970s, had all domestic energy been oil-powered.
These figures relate to the energy used for lighting and electrical appliances in homes across the UK and are heavily influenced by the popularity of computers, microwaves and music systems.
However, the study also revealed that carbon monoxide emissions fell by 71 per cent during the same period, while sulphur dioxide emissions fell by 92 per cent.
In terms of generating power from renewable sources, the UK came 18th out of 27 European Union nations.
Meanwhile, conservatory owners may be feeling the benefits of their glazed structure after the Met Office reported that the country has had its driest start to a year since 1929.
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