Losing energy: How have households across the country responded to fuel-price shocks?

<jats:p>The huge rise in energy prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has forced families to adjust to a new reality of high energy prices. Indeed, while energy use has fallen by over a quarter since 2010, just over a third of that has come in just two years – 2022 and 2023, when energy prices soared. But the process of cutting back on energy use has not happened evenly across the country. So in this spotlight we look at how it has varied across neighbourhoods.</jats:p>