Table 2 Types of households, the number of household types in both types of houses, schedules of higher temperature setting, and hot water demands
Type of household | Young couple | Young family | Elderly people | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of persons in a household | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
Number of houses | semi-detached | 27 | 54 | 9 |
detached | 12 | 27 | 6 | |
Higher setpoint | weekdays | 17–22 | 8–22 | 10–23 |
weekend | 9–23 | 9–23 | 10–23 | |
Hot water on weekdays | morning | 15 MJ | 8 MJ | 4 MJ |
afternoon | 0 MJ | 4 MJ | 4 MJ | |
evening | 20 MJ | 24 MJ | 20 MJ | |
Hot water on weekend | morning | 8 MJ | 4 MJ | 4 MJ |
afternoon | 4 MJ | 4 MJ | 4 MJ | |
evening | 24 MJ | 32 MJ | 24 MJ | |