Study of an ordinary home electrical consumption in order to make it more energy-efficient

Abstract

Taking care of our household energy can lower our annual power costs without making our home less comfortable, but making it more valuable. The purpose of this paper is to show how to turn an ordinary home into a more energy-efficient one. To achieve that goal, we analysed all the electrical appliance consumptions in a real home and starting from there, we made tests and explained the results; in fact, it became more energy-efficient and consequently lowered the electricity bill. The goal of this paper is to make it clear that almost all homes have the potential to become more energy-efficient, not from a theoretical point of view, but from a practical one, starting from real data and ending in the annual savings in the electricity bills. In addition using electricity more efficiently we will be contributing to a more reliable electricity system and we will be doing our part to help protect the environment.