Average electricity usage per household
The average electricity usage data relates specifically to those users supplied by Horizon Power, WA. It should be noted that some businesses in the region also generate their own electricity and are not included in the usage information below
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Average Electricity Usage, East Pilbara(S)
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2003
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2004
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2005
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2006
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2007
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2008
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Business combined
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11,012
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15,549
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21,346
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24,424
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27,737
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26,961
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Federal Government Combined
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41,648
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166,154
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Mixed Business / Residential
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445
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40,288
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65,639
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60,555
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56,955
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87,867
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Total Residential
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10,264
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11,468
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12,096
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10,623
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11,111
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11,594
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Note: Figures are in thousand kilowatt hours. Some figures have been omitted due to confidentiality.
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Source: Horizon Power
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Across East Pilbara(S), average electricity usage for business combined rose consistently between 2003 and 2007, before levelling out in 2008, with the number of business users also increasing during this period.
In East Pilbara(S) during the six years to 2008 showed volatile average residential electricity usage, peaking in 2006 before dropping to the period's lowest point in 2006.
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