In fact, according to the latest research, the average home has over thirteen electrical devices and use a whopping ten of them every day. When asked what items they use daily, the TV pipped the smartphone to the top spot by just one percent, with a whopping 76% and 75% respectively. In third place were the larger domestic appliances including the kettle, toaster, dishwasher, and fridge.
Surprisingly therefore, when asked what item they couldn’t live without, a quarter of people (24%) said the smartphone, with the TV coming in second at just 12%. Incredibly back in 1953 when the National Grid became supercharged, only 350,000 homes had a TV which is in stark contrast to the 27.3 million that have one now.
In those 70 years, we have filled our homes with an array of electrical gadgets, from TVs to games consoles, tablets, laptops, mobile phones, and smart devices. In fact, electricity demand has grown by approximately four times in the last 70 years and will increase by a further 50% by 2035 as people adopt electric vehicles and electric heating systems in their homes.
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