(with Examples) 1  An abstract noun is a word which names something that you cannot see, hear, touch, smell, or taste. It is the opposite of a concrete noun. 2  It is not always easy to spot an abstract noun, and it is common for grammarians to argue over whether the thing represented by a noun is perceivable or not.
Household electricity use: 6,000 kWh per household per year for 3 residents average per household. So the household use per capita is 2,000 kWh or about of per capita electricity from all applications. Household Natural Gas use: 400 therms per household x 30 give 12,000 kWh equivalent electricity.
Significant decline in residential consumption since 2011. The 2014 electricity benchmarks suggest that residential consumption has declined in Australia since 2011. The average electricity use of the households who participated in the survey in 2014 was 5,817 kWh per year. This is approximately 12.5 per cent less than those who participated in 2011. Average household electricity consumption has decreased by 12.5% from 2011 to 2014.