Your electrical consumption changes, this post will help you figure out why. Understanding the factors that cause your electric usage to increase or decrease will help you set more achievable clean energy generation and energy efficiency goals. The following 6 reasons are related to changes in your electrical consumption:
- Seasons change obviously, in the summer the air conditioner bumps up your electric usage compared to the rest of the year.
- depending on your home, people may move in or out.
- As your appliances get older they become less energy efficient.
- You will get rid of some appliances over time.
- You forget to turn things off.
- You buy new stuff that adds to your electrical loads.
