When I was in primary school years ago we were taught that10,000 years ago we were in an Ice Age with a sheet of ice covering the land north of the Thames. So for 10k years we were warming up. A natural cycle over ling periods.
I get the impression that the current thinking is to reduce ( even reverse?) this. Interesting! Climate control a reality! Maybe within the Eden Project domes but world wide?
Also be wary about some of the stats being used that are often cherry picked to suit an agenda. There will be variation about a trend. That trend is a long term calculated one that takes into account variations.
I use a spreadsheet to monitor utilities, electric, gas, water. As you would expect there are patterns basically influenced by the time of year as days get shorter/longer, temps drop/rise by season. I use a calculated trend line to see the long term movement that smooths these out. Gas central heating has BIG changes but the long term usage trend is steady. Classic bathtub shaped graph of units used. Cost is, as you would expect, creeping up due to price rises. I did see a drop in gas usage when I adjusted the heating thermostat down by 1 degree without any noticable difference in temperature. Some compensation for price increases.
Beware of the agenda obsessed stats abusers!
I did smile when reading your post. Being an accountant I thought I was over monitoring with a ten financial projections by month.
One thing to bear in mind when looking at consumption of gas or electricity, KWH, is that both electrical and gas appliances have become very efficient compared with the past so all things being equal you should see a drop in the KWH consumed over time. Of course retirement throws a big spanner in consumption.
Mind you I read recently the Artic is about 20c warmer this winter than before......looks like I may need to get my waders as the tide comes lapping at my door.
