Energy Usage Analysis Life Sciences Coursework Paper

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Home Activity – Energy Usage Analysis



In this activity, you will use gas and electric bills to determine your energy consumption profile. You will also be calculating the cost difference between these two energy sources to identify which option is most cost effective.

Home Activity – Energy Usage Analysis

In this activity, you will use gas and electric bills to determine your energy consumption profile. You will also be calculating the cost difference between these two energy sources to identify which option is most cost effective.

Examples of an electric bill and a gas bill.

The objectives of this activity are to:

    Analyze the home energy usage pattern.

    Determine the relative percentages of energy sources you depend on and the relative costs of each of those energy sources.

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Procedure

To complete this activity, you must complete the steps outlined below.

    1.Print table (pdf format).

    2.View monthly gas and electric bills.

    3.Enter information into the printed PDF

    4.Respond to questions based on analysis of energy usage on PDF.

Gas Data Collection:

Gather data from the bill and enter it into the PDF.

• Review each month’s expenditures



• Enter the appropriate values into the PDF.

As you complete this activity, please remember that for the house in this project, it uses two types of energy sources. Gas and Electric

The following appliances run on electricity: Lights, Festival Lighting, Refrigerator, Dishwasher, Clothes Washer and Dryer, Air Conditioner, Microwave Oven, Toaster, Television, VCR, Stereo, X-Box, Computer, Ceiling Fan, Clothes

The following run on natural gas: Oven, Cooking Range, Water Heater, Home Heating System

Gas Data Collection is Below:

January

March

Billing Information

April

Billing Information

May

Billing Information

Billing Information

September

Billing Information

December

Billing Information

Electric Data Collection:

Gather data from the bill and enter it into the spreadsheet.

• Review each month’s expenditures



• Enter the appropriate values into the PDF.

January

March

Total Current Charges

April

Total Current Charges

May

Billing Information

September

December

Total Current Charges

Answer these questions below based on the data above

1. Convert total gas and electricity consumption to BTUs (assume that 1 CCF of natural gas is 100,000 BTUs and that 1 kWh = 3,412 BTUs). (15 points)

______________________ BTUs of Gas

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­        ______________________ BTUs of Electricity

1. Determine the cost of one million BTUs from each fuel (gas and electricity). (10 points)

                 $__________________ Total BTUs

                $__________________ Electricity

1. Determine the total energy consumption (BTUs) in a year and calculate the average cost of one million BTUs. (10 points)

                __________ Total BTUs

$__________ Total BTUs

1. What is the percentage of energy coming from each fuel? (10 points)

_________ % from Gas

________ % from Electricity

1. 5.       What is your total monthly average energy bill? (5 points) 

$___________

1. Comment on the environmental effects of your energy consumption profile and the costs of energy sources that you use? (10 points)

1. Describe how this activity helped you in understanding the utility bills and contributed towards achieving the objectives of this course. (5 points)