Title :
Home Energy Audit: A Case Study of Phuentsholing, Bhutan
Author :
Chhetri, Roshan ; Wangchuk, K. ; Sastry, M.K.S.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Sci. & Technol., Phuentsholing, Bhutan
Abstract :
Residential energy consumption patterns are different from region to region and from country to country. Several countries carry energy audit studies in various segments - industry, commercial, building and domestic with different objectives. This paper presents a case study of home energy audit exercise carried out in Phuentsholing, Bhutan to analyze the energy consumption patterns and to provide specific recommendations to improve energy consumption efficiency and to reduce the energy bills.
Keywords :
auditing; energy consumption; Bhutan; Phuentsholing; energy bill reduction; home energy audit; residential energy consumption patterns; Buildings; Educational institutions; Energy consumption; Energy efficiency; Home appliances; Lighting; Water heating; Bhutan; Customer Satisfaction; Energy Consumption Patterns; Home Energy Audit; Lighting Loads;
Conference_Titel :
Communication Systems and Network Technologies (CSNT), 2014 Fourth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Bhopal
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-3069-2
DOI :
10.1109/CSNT.2014.208
