Use a typical domestic home as the example. E.g. 4 bedroom house, kitchen, living room, dining room, 2 bathrooms etc. INFORMATION MUST RELATE TO NORTHERN IRELAND/ UK.

You are asked to carry out a survey of the electricity used in your home. Please do not use meters as you might kill yourselves. In industry, a survey of electricity use is required to note the areas of potential higher energy usage and therefore worthy of metering and further investigation. A similar process can be carried out for your home. Each electrically powered item will have its rating e.g. watts, kilowatts (kW) or voltage (V) and current (amps – A). Power (watts) = volts x amps. In order to carry out a survey, the size of the device, location, and the length of time it is used (a 100 W light bulb on for one hour uses 0.1 kWh) needs to be recorded or estimated. This can be totalled for each room and can be used as a basis for your report. Your data should be presented and your report should then have a section on how improvements can be made to the levels of efficient electricity use in your home.

Your answer should include at least 10 references to support any arguments raised and these should be documented in the Harvard style. The end result should be presented for the equivalent of 3 months usage i.e. a “quarterly bill”.

40% of the total Marks Assessment Criteria

1. Accuracy and depth of data collection (20%)

2. Presentation of data and subsequent analysis (30%)

3. Identification of areas of improvement (20%)

4. How viable (technical & economic) are your choices? (20%)

5. References (10%)