Stable Electricity Consumption of Austrian Households

BusinessEconomy ♦ Published: November 14, 2011; 11:33 ♦ (Vindobona)

2003–2010: Overall electricity consumption of private households rose by 3%; highest consumption in one-person households and privately owned houses.

Stable Electricity Consumption of Austrian Households / Picture: © Vindobona.org

According to Statistics Austria, the overall increase of electricity consumption of all private households amounted to 3% between 2003 and 2010. Electricity consumption for cooking (10%) and space heating (8%) showed a significant increase, whereas consumption for water heating and lighting (3%) increased moderately. In contrast, there was a 2% decrease of electricity consumption for…