Friday, 4 July 2014
Illustration of the typical Malaysian Household energy consumption. Credit:TheStar
Energy Conservation – If you fail this, you fail all else.
Yes it is said so because energy conservation is the very fundamental of embarking the saving energy action plan. If you do not practise it and continue to embark on Energy Efficiency, the effort may be bounced effect. It suggests that the increase in efficiency with which a resource is used tends to increase (rather than decrease) the rate of consumption of the resource. The greenest light bulb is the one that you will switch off when it is not in used. Besides having the rule of thumb on switching off anything unnecessary as you are not using it, ask the other fundamental questions:
- Are you really using only what you need?
- What is the size of your fridge and television?
- Do you need 4 down lights fittings to lit up your task activity (e.g reading newspaper)?
- Do you need to use the Air Conditioner, or even fan when you can have natural ventilation.
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