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Home shows the energy consumption by up to 30% during The Middle of The Day , new analysis from the energy companies.

a majority of the population is working from home and schools are closed, home Computer and television means are busier than ever before.

The highest peak is added in the lunch break, while cooking, The Power consumption of working from home.

But overall, the country actually have less energy because the company is closed.

The National Grid reported that in The Morning and in the afternoon, The Power demand is almost 20%. But most of that is due to the lower demand from large industrial users such as factories.

At Home , where people will pay, the total economic demand is, and show some of the details about our new habits.

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The Office , allowing you to stay longer in bed, before getting ready for work. Energy suppliers will be able to see that, in a "delay" to early demand for electricity.

"households consume 21% less power than usual, at 07:30, as fewer people commute to work, and take The Time to sleep, later instead," a spokeswoman for the bulb power, said that based on the data of More Than 2,000 smart meters.

Ovo Energy is to see that similar results from a sample of 230,000 customers.

"Morning routines are less structured and, therefore, The Peak has reduced by up to 20%, how many people work from home or not to work," a spokeswoman said.

"We will see big changes in The Way people consume energy during the blocking period. "

Each of the energy, saved in The Morning will be consumed later. To see Ovo reports, up to 30% increase, the lunch-time, and the lamp reports a 27% increase. EDF have no figures, but said it was to see significantly higher consumption in The Middle of The Day .

the lamp also Says it is to see a 7% reduction in energy consumption between 21:00 and 23:00, "suggesting people switch from earlier".

increase in Spite of the midday heat, total domestic demand increased by only a few percentage points, but as a dramatically increasing - in part because of the weekend, the rest has been mostly the same.

Ovo Says that "balancing the ups and downs", it is only a 6% increase in domestic consumption. EDF Says it is only a 3% increase.

Bulb said to use a total of about a week flat. It is calculated also, which day of the week, separated-use, and said use is up to 17% between 09:00 and 17:00 Monday-Friday. On the weekend, to use power, is, in fact, 3% of the attributes for the warmer weather.

the use of Gas is not any significant increase in demand for show, since many people use it for the Central heating, and the Lockdown coincided with fine weather.

help for consumers

in Spite of this small overall numbers, the energy costs may rise for some More Than others. Professionals, The Power -hungry Computer equipment, or common house hold with a lot of people could see, to increase your bills.

In March, to support those who may have difficulty paying your bills, during The Crisis , which has left many people out of work.

"With millions of people who remain At Home , our energy bills will probably rise as we get more gas and electricity," Says Guy Anker, Deputy editor-in-chief of the financial Website money saving expert. com.

"So, with money tight for so many, it makes it even more imperative to use, where you can, and also to cut back on your bills by ditching rip-off rates. "

the switch from a standard tariff to £350 a year, could save, he Says - and one of the many price comparison Websites, only Five Minutes should take.

"your offer is not cut-off as part of The Process , while No One visits the home, unless you want to or need to smart Meter - even though the machines are stopped, for now, so it's not a Problem during the lockout. "

electricity pricing, coronavirus lockdown measures, smart meters, energy industry

Source of news: bbc.com