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The rhythms and rhythmanalysis of household energy demand

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Recent work on energy demand has outlined a series of different factors that determine patterns of energy use and the importance of the social relations that underpin them. Here, we extend calls to recognise that energy consumption is rooted in people’s homes and communities by illuminating the significance of rhythms in contemporary patterns of energy demand. We argue that renewed attention on social relations should also focus analysis on the various rhythms and temporalities that influence how people use energy—and how such tempos and contexts change and evolve over time. To do so, we review recent work to outline a framework of how these rhythms and temporalities influence social relations and vice-versa and methods for more holistic understandings of energy demand and potential interventions.

Source: Environmental Research Energy

DOI: 10.1088/2753-3751/adcfa7

Authors: Ed Atkins, Laura Moldovan-Nazari, Sonja Oliveira, Anna Chatzimichali

Institutions: University of Bristol, University of Strathclyde, University of Bath

Language: English

Topic: Environmental Education and Sustainability

Subfield: Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Affordable and clean energy

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,515