Europeans Are Looking for Ways to Hack Home Energy Use
- Consumer surveys signal greater focus on home improvements
- Authorities are encouraging households to curb energy use
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Soaring heating and electricity bills are pushing Europeans to find hacks that will cut their energy use and reduce costs.
Mats Johansson installed 30 solar panels with a production capacity of 13.5 kilowatts on his house in Halmstad, southwest Sweden earlier this year. The nation has some of the highest rates of energy consumption per capita in Europe — largely thanks to cold winters with few daylight hours — which means that measures to cut back pay off all the more.