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Mon, 17 Nov, 2014 12:06:08 AM FTimes Report, Nov. 17  Energy consumption in households. Source: Energy consumption in households 2013, Statistics Finland. As a result of the warm weather, the consumption of heating energy in residential buildings fell by six per cent while the energy consumption of household appliances went down by five per cent in 2013.
The data are based on Statistics Finland's statistics on energy consumption in households.
In 2013, electricity used on housing amounted to 21,510 gigawatt hours (GWh). Total electricity consumption fell by four per cent from the previous year with its share being 34 per cent of energy consumption in households.
Electricity was consumed on both heating of interiors and household appliances.
District heat was the next most used for housing, 29 per cent, and wood, 23 per cent. The consumption of district heat and wood is directed to heating of interiors. Housing accounted, on average, for 20 per cent of final energy consumption.
Heating of residential buildings consumed 55,140 gigawatt hours (GWh) of energy in 2013.
The use of heat pumps for heating of residential buildings has been growing in recent years. In 2013, ambient energy had a share of eight per cent in heating energy sources.
Ambient energy refers to energy extracted with heat pumps from the environment used for heating of interiors. In these statistics the use of heat pump electricity is not included in ambient energy but in electricity consumption of heating.
The cooling use of air heating pumps is not included in heating energy.
Outdoor temperature has an effect on the annual need for heating energy. Heating degree day is used to follow changes in that.
According to the Finnish Meteorological Institute, the temperature in the summer months of 2013 was higher than usual in the whole country.
December 2013 was also milder than normal. The exceptionally warm weather lowered the figures for heating degree days and thus the need for heating energy.
The energy consumption of household appliances, that is, cooking, lighting and other electrical equipment, was 8,287 GWh in 2013.
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