Estimates the demand and energy used in your house and explore to possibility for energy efficiency
Answers
The energy consumed in the households varies but an approximate idea of the consumption of the electricity is the following:
Air Conditioning: 18%
Heating: 10%
Kitchen Appliances: 28%
Water Heating: 11%
Lighting: 12%
Laundry: 8%
Other Equipment: 4%
Electricity consumption is the most vast area of study as our everyday lives are filled with using electricity. The use of heating and cooling is the area where there is a high demand of electricity consumption and after that there is use of lighting and appliances.
There is a high demand of solar power these days, in order to be efficient solar products can be used in households or solar panel system can be installed in houses in order to be more efficient in saving the electricity.
Installation of window roofs can be beneficial for saving the consumption of lighting, consuming daylight can save the electricity being used indoors.
Energy savers can be used instead of bulbs which consume more energy.
Windows at home should be checked because if there is a space between them, it can make the house cooler in winters and hotter in summers, so that should be checked.
The appliances or gadgets which are not being used should be switched off.
More trees should be planted in order to keep the houses in shaded in order to make them stay cooler in summers.