Deck 3: Developing a Home Energy Efficiency Plan

Question 1

As the cost of energy has gone up, manufacturers have responded by making their products that use energy more ____________________.

Answer 1

efficient

Question 2

Warmer climates will have lower ____________________ costs and higher costs for air conditioning.

Answer 2

heating

Question 3

A toaster is an example of an appliance which uses variable load power.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The ____________________ of a home's power requirement is the amount of electricity that is used continuously day and night every day of the year.

Question 5

Identify some factors other than climate that influence electrical use per household.

Question 6

Explain why a reduction in base load in a home's power use will have a more significant impact on power costs than a similar-sized reduction in peak demand.

Question 7

Switching computers and peripherals completely off when not in use requires connecting the system through a(n) ____________________ or outlet that has a cutoff switch.

Question 8

All IHDs display their data in graph form.

Question 9

____________________ is currently the most widely used graphic display for energy use analysis.

Question 10

An energy audit of all the electrical devices in the home will tell you exactly how much energy you can save by turning each appliance off.

Question 11

Once your home has a smart meter installed or you have installed current transformers (CTs) and a(n) ____________________ in your electric service box, you are ready to install and set up an In Home Display (IHD) to read and analyze the data these devices supply.

Question 12

The largest segment of energy consumption in the average home is either heating or cooling.

Question 13

Explain how major heating and cooling appliances may work in opposition to one another, making the home less energy efficient.

Question 14

List some of the things to look for in your home electricity use graphs.

Question 15

Discuss the significance of continuously operating appliances in the energy efficiency equation.

Question 16

Identify three ways to reduce energy use by using less electric power over a given time period.Try to describe methods different than those used over a similar time period in the past.

Question 17

Identify three activities that require large amounts of electricity that can be moved to off-peak hours.

Question 18

Power demand often drops below the base load.

Question 19

Large appliances that run regularly, but not continuously, are usually activated by a(n) ____________________ or other sensor when needed.

Question 20

Refrigerators and freezers, water heaters, and toasters are all appliances that have ____________________ elements or cooling compressors.