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

doi:10.1016/j.erss.2015.08.027

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

^*Corresponding author for this work

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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 language	English
Pages (from-to)	98-106
Number of pages	9
Journal	Energy Research and Social Science
Volume	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2015.08.027
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2015
Externally published	Yes

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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

Consumption patterns
Electricity
Energy practices
UK

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