Estimating the impact of climate change and local operational procedures on the energy use in several supermarkets throughout Great Britain

The results showed that, compared with the base period 1961-1990, the mean values of the annual average temperature for these seven supermarkets was predicted to rise by 2.0 °C or 20% for the central estimate. This led to an estimate of an increase in average electricity consumption of 2% and an average drop in the gas usage of 10%. The result also showed that differences in operational practices seem to have little impact on the in-store energy use. Differences in gas use models between stores can be more credibly explained by the building volume.