Average electricity usage per household

Average electricity usage data relates specifically to those users supplied by Horizon Power, WA. It should be noted that some businesses in the region generate their own electricity and are not included in the usage information below.

Average Electricity Usage, Ashburton(S)
	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Business combined	16,455	23,891	27,849	30,315	33,045	31,352
Federal Government Combined	31,545	-	-	-	-	-
Total Residential	7,055	7,249	7,303	7,205	6,948	8,265
Note: Figures are in thousand kilowatt hours. Some figures have been omitted due to confidentiality.
Source: Horizon Power

 

Business combined average electricity usage increased each between 2003 and 2007 before decreasing in 2008. Federal government combined electricty usage figures for Ashburton(S) was only available for 2003. 

Average electricity usage in Ashburton(S) continued to rise over the five years to 2007, before decreasing slightly in 2008, with the number of business accounts also increasing during this period.

Average residential electricity usage in Ashburton(S) rose between 2003 and 2005 before falling over the following two years to its lowest point in six years. Between 2007 and 2008 a large increase was experienced without any apparent mitigating issues.

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