Households are embracing home cooking as pandemic supercharges uptake of rooftop solar
The coronavirus pandemic has led to a sharp uptake in energy usage, with almost a third of Australians buying large appliances and white goods in the past year as they embrace home cooking.
According to a new study commissioned by Energy Consumers Australia, at a time when governments are seeking to shift or reduce household energy use as part of the transition to a clean energy future, Australian households have been using more due to lockdowns.
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