Research and analysis

Domestic hot water use in the UK

Study of data from internet connected domestic combination boilers to improve our evidence base on hot water usage in domestic properties.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
• Published: 15 March 2024

Documents

Domestic hot-water use: observations on hot-water use from connected devices

PDF, 2 MB, 27 pages

Hot water event distribution 2022

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 39.3 KB

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Details

This research on domestic hot water use in the UK is based on an existing data set, provided by a boiler manufacturer.

The size of the data set (115,000 anonymised homes) and the level of detail enabled higher quality and more in-depth research than in previous studies. It provides:

• timing and type of hot water demand in homes
• volume, temperature and energy demand of hot water use across the day and year
• the data needed to support half hourly modelling of energy in the home

Published 15 March 2024