Earth Notes: Saving Electricity and Gas (2015)
Updated 2024-11-11.Meter readings at home.
Self-consumption from PV was over 50% during the sunniest April in the UK on record. At the end of the year we insulated the upstairs north wall with aerogel.
2015
2015 data (kWh: e used 1786, e gen -3229, g 2862).
See the daily PV generation logs for 2015 as .csv and .png chart.
| 2015 | Electricity | Gas | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Consumed kWh (/d) | Generated -kWh (/d) | Consumed kWh (/d) | Period | Notes |
| 2015-01 | 181 (5.8/d) | -75 (-2.4/d) | 606 (20/d) | 20141231T19:25Z to 20150131T19:50Z (31d) | Meter readings: electricity generation 74.6kWh, export 49.4kWh, import 155.8kWh (thus net consumption (I+G-E) 181.0kWh); gas ~54.6m^3 (so 606kWh @ 11.1kWh/m^3). Imports passed 6MWh right at the start of the month. HDD12=202 vs 156 last January (implying gas 2.5kWh/HDD12 at 3kWh/d baseload, or 2.7kWh/HDD12 at 1.7kWh/d baseload that iMeasure currently estimates though iMeasure claims a slope of ~1kWh/d from last year's data). |
| 2015-02 | 155 (5.5/d) | -115 (-4.1/d) | 525 (19/d) | 20150131T19:50Z to 20150228T19:12Z (28d) | Meter readings: electricity generation 115.1kWh, export 85.0kWh, import 125.3kWh (thus net consumption (I+G-E) 155.4kWh); gas ~47.3m^3 (so 525kWh @ 11.1kWh/m^3). HDD12=199 vs 127 last February. |
| 2015-03 | 161 (5.2/d) | -294 (-9.5/d) | 352 (11/d) | 20150228T19:12Z to 20150331T17:40Z (31d) | Meter readings: electricity generation 294.4kWh, export 242.1kWh, import 109.0kWh (thus net consumption (I+G-E) 161.3kWh); gas ~31.7m^3 (so 352kWh @ 11.1kWh/m^3). All OpenTRV local heating programmes cancelled by end of month (though heating nominally still on centrally in case of cold snap). HDD12=138 vs 112 last March. |
| 2015-04 | 143 (4.5/d) | -507 (-17/d) | 132 (4.4/d) | 20150331T17:40Z to 20150430T18:23Z (30d) | Meter readings: electricity generation 506.7kWh, export 438.5kWh, import 65.8kWh (thus net consumption (I+G-E) 134.0kWh); gas ~11.9m^3 (so 132kWh @ 11.1kWh/m^3). Passed 17MWh exports. Note that self-consumption was over 50%. Sunniest April in the UK on record. HDD12=73 vs 44 last April and 121 the year before. |
| 2015-05 | 148 (4.8/d) | -583 (-19/d) | 132 (4.3/d) | 20150430T18:23Z to 20150561-18:20-GMT (31d) | Meter readings: electricity generation 582.7kWh, export 502.5kWh, import 67.4kWh (thus net consumption (I+G-E) 147.6kWh); gas ~11.9m^3 (so 132kWh @ 11.1kWh/m^3). Passed 24MWh generation (19MWh on first meter, 5MWh on second). HDD12=30 vs 19 last May and 50 the year before. |
| 2015-06 | 140 (4.7/d) | -642 (-21/d) | 112 (3.7/d) | 20150561-18:20-GMT to 20150630T17:18Z (30d) | Meter readings: electricity generation 642.2kWh, export 562.9kWh, import 60.7kWh (thus net consumption (I+G-E) 140.0kWh); gas ~10.1m^3 (so 112kWh @ 11.1kWh/m^3). Passed 18MWh metered exports. HDD12=7 vs 2 last June and 8 the year before. |
| 2015 running total (Jan--Jun) | 919 (5.1/d) | -2216 (-12/d) | 1860 (10/d) | 20141231T19:25Z to 20150630T17:18Z (181d) | Implies total footprint to date -205kgCO2: electricity (average 212W gross) -558kgCO2e @ 0.43kgCO2/kWh (netted), gas 353kgCO2e @ 0.19kgCO2/kWh. |
| 2015-07 | 129 (4.2/d) | -566 (-18/d) | 98 (3.2/d) | 20150630T17:18Z to 20150731T18:49Z (31d) | Meter readings: electricity generation 566.8kWh, export 494.7kWh, import 56.6kWh (thus net consumption (I+G-E) 128.7kWh); gas ~8.8m^3 (so 98kWh @ 11.1kWh/m^3). Passed 20MWh generation on the first meter, >25MWh total. HDD12=1 vs 0 last July and 0 the year before. |
| 2015-08 | 114 (3.6/d) | -420 (-14/d) | 85 (2.8/d) | 20150731T18:49Z to 20150831T18:06Z (31d) | Meter readings: electricity generation 419.6kWh, export 368.5kWh, import 62.8kWh (thus net consumption (I+G-E) 113.9kWh); gas ~7.7m^3 (so 85kWh @ 11.1kWh/m^3). Passed 19MWh exports. HDD12=0 vs 5 last August and 0 the year before. |
| 2015-09 | 147 (4.9/d) | -340 (-11/d) | 113 (3.8/d) | 20150831T18:06Z to 20150930T16:41Z (30d) | Meter readings: electricity generation 339.8kWh, export 282.7kWh, import 89.9kWh (thus net consumption (I+G-E) 147.0kWh); gas ~10.2m^3 (so 113kWh @ 11.1kWh/m^3). Passed 19MWh exports. HDD12=14 vs 5 last September and 10 the year before. |
| 2015-10 | 140 (4.5/d) | -178 (-5.7/d) | 123 (4.0/d) | 20150930T16:41Z to 20151031T16:28Z (31d) | Meter readings: electricity generation 177.8kWh, export 137.9kWh, import 100.5kWh (thus net consumption (I+G-E) 140.4kWh); gas ~11.1m^3 (so 123kWh @ 11.1kWh/m^3). Started work on IWI on north wall upstairs; family away for 1 week. HDD12=32 vs 15 last October and 23 the year before. |
| 2015-11 | 168 (5.6/d) | -62 (-2.1/d) | 297 (9.9/d) | 20151031T16:28Z to 20151130T17:12Z (30d) | Meter readings: electricity generation 62.4kWh, export 37.0kWh, import 143.3kWh (thus net consumption (I+G-E) 168.7kWh); gas ~26.8m^3 (so 297kWh @ 11.1kWh/m^3). Heating on (in part) from 1st Nov. Continuing work on IWI on north wall upstairs. HDD12=63 vs 79 last November and 139 the year before. |
| 2015-12 | 168 (5.4/d) | -47 (-1.5/d) | 285 (9.2/d) | 20151130T17:12Z to 20151231T19:20Z (31d) | Meter readings: electricity generation 46.5kWh, export 25.1kWh, import 146.1kWh (thus net consumption (I+G-E) 167.5kWh); gas ~25.7m^3 (so 285kWh @ 11.1kWh/m^3). Finished work on IWI on north wall upstairs. HDD12=38 (warmest December by far in these records) vs 183 last December and 152 the year before. |
| 2015 total (Jan--Dec) | 1786 (4.89/d) | -3829 (-10.5/d) | 2862 (7.84/d) | 20141231T19:25Z to 20151231T19:20Z (365d) | Gas consumption an all-time low of under 3MWh and beating last year, with a very warm December though slightly higher HDD12 (797) than last year (747) against a more typical 1218 for 2013. Not clear why electricity use up; possibly heavier use of dehumidifier in part. Note that grid electricity carbon intensity dropped significantly in 2015, which would reduce the benefit of our electricity exports, but previous (0.43kgCO2/kWh) figures will be used for comparison. |
| kgCO2 | 768kg (2.1/d) | -1646kg (-4.5/d) | 554kg (1.5/d) | ~-0.32tCO2 (~-0.9kgCO2/d) gas/electricity emissions total for 4 people, based on 0.43kgCO2/kWh for electricity (netted) and 0.19kgCO2/kWh for gas, ie slightly carbon negative. Note that we have not flown this year again, we still do not own a car and travel almost entirely by (usually-electrified) public transport. | |