@article{zapata-webborn2024winter,
title={Winter demand falls as fuel bills rise: Understanding the energy impacts of the cost-of-living crisis on British households},
author={Zapata-Webborn, Ellen and Hanmer, Clare and Oreszczyn, Tadj and Huebner, Gesche and McKenna, Eoghan and Few, Jessica and Elam, Simon and Pullinger, Martin and Cheshire, Callum and Friel, Dominic and Masters, Harry and Whittaker, Alex},
volume={305},
ISSN={0378-7788},
url={https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S037877882301099X},
urldate={2026-10-17},
DOI={10.1016/j.enbuild.2023.113869},
journal={Energy and Buildings},
publisher={Elsevier BV},
year={2024},
month={01},
day={12},
article-number={113869},
annote={[**RS]  Quote: "The cost-of-living crisis affected energy use in winter 2022/23 in British households.  Domestic electricity consumption dropped 8.4%, gas consumption dropped 10.8\%.  Reducing heating was most effective; underheating and fuel poverty are key concerns.  Energy reductions saved consumers around {\pounds}29/month on their bills.  Winter 2022/23 energy bills were still {\pounds}34/month higher on average than before."  Quote: "... 40\% of those surveyed reduced their boiler flow temperature."  Quote: "Energy-saving actions that reduce heating demand were the most strongly correlated with reduced gas consumption, in particular: lowering the thermostat setting, heating the house for fewer hours, using an electric blanket/hot water bottle and putting on more clothes rather than more heating, avoiding heating some living spaces, reducing boiler flow temperature, and turning down radiators."},
}