Home Energy Audit: A Case Study of Phuentsholing, Bhutan

Chhetri, Roshan; Wangchuk, Kinley; Musti, K. S. Sastry

doi:10.1109/csnt.2014.208

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“…242,062 with a payback period of 3.15 years for the investment. In [4], the author conducted a physical home energy audit in Phuentsholing, Bhutan, and recommended the replacement of lamps with a compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) resulting in 202.6 kWh saving per day for 200 households (i.e., 41.30%). It was further analyzed that if 24,358 electrified household of Bhutan saves 1.01 units per day then 8,979,576.70 kWh of energy will be saved in a year.…”

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“…Alternative energy resources such as renewable sources can help to reduce the carbon content in the atmosphere thereby overcoming the global warming problem [2,3]. Most developed countries are investing in energy-efficient technologies to reduce energy losses in order to ensure constant energy availability [4]. Industries consume about 30 to 70% of the total global energy consumption [5].…”

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Energy Audit and Feasibility of Solar PV Energy System: Case of a Commercial Building

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Mangani

2021

Journal of Energy

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Energy situation in Malawi is continuing facing critical challenges to satisfy the existing demand. However, energy consumption and energy conservation studies have been neglected to help overcome this problem. In this paper, electric energy audit was conducted for a commercial building in Mchinji, Malawi, in order to identify energy-saving opportunities. The study employed a mixed method research which involved a series of surveys, observation, data collection, and analysis. The current energy consumption was determined and compared with the proposed energy consumption after replacing some equipment. The proposed system saved up to 33.46% of energy. The study also suggested behavior change towards energy saving. Additionally, an alternative energy system was also suggested. Thus, the HOMER software was employed to design, optimize, and analyze a solar-battery-grid-connected energy system. The proposed system has a simple payback period of 9.8 years. The system’s cost of energy was estimated as 0.0372 $/kWh, and the capital cost was $ 150,887.

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