期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
卷 18, 期 13, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18136818
关键词
sensors; electricity usage; gas usage; water usage; COVID-19
资金
- England European Regional Development Fund [05R16P00305, 05R18P02819]
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- European Regional Development Fund
- SouthWest Academic Health Science Network
- Cornwall Council
- HM Government
- University of Exeter
- Coastline Housing
- Volunteer Cornwall
- South West Academic Health Science Network
During the COVID-19 outbreak, the UK Government advised people to stay at home, leading to an increase in gas usage and a delay in morning electricity usage during the full lockdown. These changes suggest that people were getting up later, spending more time at home, and engaging in more cleaning activities during the lockdown period.
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the UK Government provided public health advice to stay at home from 16 March 2020, followed by instruction to stay at home (full lockdown) from 24 March 2020. We use data with high temporal resolution from utility sensors installed in 280 homes across social housing in Cornwall, UK, to test for changes in domestic electricity, gas and water usage in response to government guidance. Gas usage increased by 20% following advice to stay at home, the week before full lockdown, although no difference was seen during full lockdown itself. During full lockdown, morning electricity usage shifted to later in the day, decreasing at 6 a.m. and increasing at midday. These changes in energy were echoed in water usage, with a 17% increase and a one-hour delay in peak morning usage. Changes were consistent with people getting up later, spending more time at home and washing more during full lockdown. Evidence for these changes was also observed in later lockdowns, but not between lockdowns. Our findings suggest more compliance with an enforced stay-at-home message than with advice. We discuss implications for socioeconomically disadvantaged households given the indication of inability to achieve increased energy needs during the pandemic.
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