Since COVID-19 began, have you or others in your household been aware of changes in daily energy consumption that cannot be attributed to seasonal change, for example? (Q39 S+W 2020)

This chart reflects responses to Question #39 from the Spring 2020 and Winter 2020 Surveys, which asks respondents, “Since COVID-19 began, have you or others in your household been aware of changes in daily energy consumption that cannot be attributed to seasonal change, for example?” The options available were, “yes, we are using more energy”, “yes, we are using less energy”, “maybe”, “I don’t know,” and “no, our energy consumption has remained the same.”

There were a total of 168 respondents who answered this question. Ninety-four (56%) reported “yes, we are using more energy.” Fifty respondents (29.8%) reported their energy consumption has remained the same. Thirteen respondents (7.7%) reported they did not know. Two respondents (1.2%) answered “maybe.” Eight respondents (4.8%) answered “Yes, we are using less energy.”

The data was produced by the Shifting Energy Demands in COVID-19 Survey, which has been administered to 169 people over two time periods. The Spring 2020 survey was administered to 86 people between May and June, and the Winter 2020 survey was administered to 83 people between December 2020 and March 2021. Visit the Shifting Energy Demands in COVID-19 - Spring + Winter 2020 Survey Results page to view more data from our survey. The project is approved by Drexel’s IRB.