The average household energy bill in 2022 was 62% higher than in 2021 due to the war between Russia and Ukraine.
During this time almost 80% of neighbourhoods have reduced gas use by 10% and electricity use by 5%, with Wales and North England making the biggest cutbacks.
Research from the Resolution Foundation showed that when the prices were at a peak, the richest areas of the country cut down heating use 15% less than the poorest, suggesting that households that don’t have as much room to make cutbacks, still did.
The study shows that the decreased energy usage in 2022 and 2023 accounts for over a third of the fall in electricity consumption and a fifth of the fall in gas consumption since 2010.
Households in Wales and North England cut back more on gas than in the South, there were no areas where energy use did not fall substantially in 2022.
International wars are still posing a threat to this country’s energy bills as In October they are expected to be 16% higher than they were between April and June.
