Sociality and electricity in the United Kingdom: The influence of household dynamics on everyday consumption

Sandra Bell*, Ellis Judson, Harriet Bulkeley, Gareth Powells, Klara Anna Capova, David Lynch

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Abstract

Our paper investigates household practices that use electricity, their relation to systems of provision and the enactment of domestic sociality. The results of this research conducted in the UK shed light on puzzling variations in electricity consumption across households posed by previous research. We argue for the need to attend to how household socialites influence and are influenced by electrical services and trace the links between these dynamics and the effects of wider cultural and socio-economic forces.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)98-106
Number of pages9
JournalEnergy Research and Social Science
Volume9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Consumption patterns
  • Electricity
  • Energy practices
  • UK

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