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Written question asked by Mike Weir (Scottish National Party) on Monday, 12 January 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 15 January 2009. It was answered by Mike O'Brien (Labour) on Monday, 26 January 2009 on behalf of the Department of Energy and Climate Change.


Heating: Housing

Question
(2) how much fuel above that required to heat a typical semi-detached house in Bristol with (a) gas central heating and (b) non-white meter electronic heating it takes to heat a similar house in (i) Braemar, (ii) Lerwick, (iii) Aberdeen, (iv) Edinburgh, (v) Dundee, (vi) Glasgow and (vii) Stornoway, using the data contained in the climatic severity index.
Answer

[holding answer 15 January 2009]: No data are available at the required level of detail but the BREDEM model (which estimates domestic energy consumption and is produced by the Building Research Establishment) provides a more general comparison.According to this model, it requires around 25 per cent. more fuel to heat a house to equivalent internal temperature in Eastern Scotland, compared with an identical home in the Severn region.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
487 c215W; 247876
Session
2008-09
Subjects
Housing Heating
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk