According to the press release, according to the survey, 88 percent. respondents consider the winter to be the biggest culprit in electricity demand, 9 percent. – in the autumn, and 1%. – in the spring. The electricity supply company that initiated the surveyElektrum LietuvaNotes that it is the portrait of electricity consumers who emit summer that is the first sign that the climate crisis is already being addressed at the household level.
“In our climate zone, winters are the busiest season for energy demand. Perhaps the spring has been slightly devalued as it is still cold enough and the homes continue to heat up. However, although the peak of electricity consumption in the summer is still relatively small, 2 percent. population of the country, we notice that electricity consumption is growing more and more during the warm season. It seems that the increase in electricity consumption is felt most by those residents who can afford to cool their homes: representatives of big cities, who also receive the highest income, ”says Neringa Petrauskienė, Marketing and Product Development Manager of Elektrum Lietuva.
Sales of air conditioners, fans and other refrigeration equipment depend entirely on the temperature outside the window, say home appliance vendors. No exception – this year as well heat.
“Sales of refrigeration equipment started to grow drastically from mid-June before the first heat and in the first days of heat exceeded the usual sales of fans and air conditioners by 10 times. In the hottest week of June, sales of cooling equipment grew more than 30 times and exceeded the sales results of all cooling products of the previous year, ”says Ieva Račkauskaitė, Product Manager of Topo Centras.
Although the popularity of air conditioners is growing rapidly each year, fan sales are still several times higher than air conditioner sales. As the number of appliances increases, so does electricity consumption, for example, in the US alone, air conditioners consume about 5 percent annually. all electricity. How much electricity is allocated for cooling in Lithuania, there are no data, but according to N. Petrauskienė, the growth trends are obvious.
„Hydrometeorologists confirmed that June this year was the second hottest in Lithuania since 1961, and on June 23 in Rokiškis the temperature rose even to +34 degrees Celsius. Although after long and gloomy cold months in Lithuania we try to rejoice in summer, it seems that we are starting to pay our price for really hot weather: it remains to adapt our housing to the hot climate, ”notes N. Petrauskienė.
According to the survey, the highest electricity consumption in summer in major cities was 3%. respondents, with less than one per cent in smaller cities and 2 per cent in rural areas. Meanwhile, in winter, the largest electricity consumption is 89% in big cities, 89% in smaller cities and 84% in the regions. population.
Judging by the financial situation, 3 percent. Households with a monthly income of more than € 700 per member claim that it is summer that consumes the most electricity. In comparison, if the household income per person is up to 300 euros, in the summer mentions only 1 percent. respondents.
“Periodically, the heat that flooded the country sooner or later had to have an effect on consumer behavior. Obviously, the issue of the climate crisis has already come home from the media headlines, so I would predict that the demand for electricity should increase in the future during the summer.
Of course, understanding our responsibilities and contributions, we should choose electricity in any season that does not make matters worse: a green, our own or a remote solar power plant. Even the slightest effort to conserve land is significant at present, especially when it coincides with economic circumstances – as electricity prices continue to rise, residents and businesses are investing in sustainable and much cheaper solar energy, ”notes N. Petrauskienė.
„Spinter research“1,010 people aged 18 to 75 were surveyed on May 18-28 this year.
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