Irish annual electricity consumption in the residential sector has surged since 1990, according to a new report from State agency Sustainable Energy Ireland.
The report, which will be published later Tuesday, is understood to show that electricity-use, by the average householder, increased by more than 60% in just 16 years.
Sustainable Energy Ireland is the main body, which tracks Irish energy-use.
SEI's report focuses on the key energy trends in the residential sector, including the average annual spend on energy, efficiency levels and carbon dioxide emissions.
The 62% spike, between 1990 and 2006, is understood to have been partly caused by the increasing size of appliances and their increased use.
It appears that our televisions are getting bigger, we have more of them in our houses, and we watch them more often. The inevitable and negative consequence of such an increase is higher greenhouse gas emissions.
