Personal Energy Meter

How much energy are you using? Use your home energy use survey to calculate how much energy you personally use. Only enter appliances (Maximum of 23 appliances) that you personally use (or that are used for your benefit, i.e. washing machine, stove, etc.)


Post your completed worksheet here on edmodo. Answer the discussion questions when you turn it in.

Discussion Questions – Energy Audit

1. Does an appliance or device that has a high wattage always use the most energy over the week or month? Explain.

2. What do you think you could do to reduce the amount of energy used in your house?

3. Electrical Energy is one of the critical energy resources in our daily lives. Describe how you might replace the work of three of the appliances / devices if you did not have electricity.

Excel Spreadsheet

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