Coronavirus: Electricity use up during day as nation works from home

ByJerome Smith
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-52331534

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Home energy use is up by up to 30% during the middle of the day, new analysis by energy firms reveals.

Much of the population is working from home and schools have closed,

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