Household energy consumption falls by 24.7% in six years

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The average household energy consumption in the UK fell by almost a quarter from 2005 to 2011, according to the latest figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). In England and Wales the average household energy consumption stood at 19.7MWh in 2011, a 24.7% decrease on the 2005 average of 26.2MWh per year.