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Sociality and electricity in the United Kingdom: The influence of household dynamics on everyday consumption

Bell, S.; Judson, E.; Bulkeley, H.; Powells, G.; Capova, K.; Lynch, D.

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Authors

E. Judson

G. Powells

K. Capova

D. Lynch



Abstract

Our paper investigates household practices that use electricity, their relation to systems of provision and the enactment of domestic sociality. The results of this research conducted in the UK shed light on puzzling variations in electricity consumption across households posed by previous research. We argue for the need to attend to how household socialites influence and are influenced by electrical services and trace the links between these dynamics and the effects of wider cultural and socio-economic forces.

Citation

Bell, S., Judson, E., Bulkeley, H., Powells, G., Capova, K., & Lynch, D. (2015). Sociality and electricity in the United Kingdom: The influence of household dynamics on everyday consumption. Energy Research and Social Science, 9, 98-106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2015.08.027

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Aug 21, 2015
Online Publication Date Sep 15, 2015
Publication Date Sep 15, 2015
Deposit Date Jul 22, 2015
Publicly Available Date Sep 15, 2016
Journal Energy Research and Social Science
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 9
Pages 98-106
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2015.08.027
Keywords Electricity, Energy practices, Consumption patterns, UK.

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