WAYS TO SAVE ENERGY

Turn Off Unnecessary Lights

• When you leave a room, turn the lights off
Use Natural Light
• The easiest way to let more natural light into your home is to get in the habit
of opening the curtains every morning
• Opening the curtains could provide you with enough sunlight to brighten the entire
house
• Another simple way to increase the natural light in your home is to hang mirrors on
the walls
Manage Your Thermostat
• Resetting your thermostat when you are asleep or away from home
• Adjust the times you turn on the heating or air-conditioning according to a pre-set
schedule.
• Programmable thermostats can store and repeat multiple daily settings (six or more
temperature settings a day)
Run Full Load Per Week
• Load the washing machine to capacity when possible
• Check your machine’s load capacity in kilogram
• Then use your eye to judge the volume of clothes for a load
• Cut one load of wash per week, even if you're already using cold water only.
Use lower temperature settings
• Use warm or cold water for the wash cycle instead of hot (except for greasy stains), and
only use cold for rinses.
Effect Of Energy Waste For Environment
Electric Energy Affect The Global Climate

• The generation of electricity is the single largest source of CO2

emissions in Malaysia.
• The combustion of fossil fuels such as coal is the primary source of
these air emissions.
• Burning coal produces far more CO2 than oil or natural gas.
• Some methods of electricity production produce no or few CO2
emissions such as solar, wind, geothermal, and hydropower
Source from : Scientific Malaysia Magazine
Acid Rain

• Acid rain is caused when coal or oil is burned, which in turn generate
vast amounts of polluting gases
• Rain acidity in Peninsular Malaysia is on the rise and the number of
areas affected by acid rain is growing
• A Malaysian Meteorological Service (MMS) study shows that Malaysia
is beginning to experience effects of acid rain similar to those in such
industrialized countries as the United Kingdom, Japan and the United
States
• Areas most seriously affected by acid rain are Kuala Lumpur, Johor,
Kedah and Selangor, while rain acidity in Petaling Jaya and Senai has
gone up four times from 1985 to 1988
• Acidity is measured by hydrogen ion concentration, designated as pH,
and is measured on a scale of 1 to 14
• A pH value below 7 is acidic, and above 7 is alkaline.
• Rain water of pH less than 5.6 is considered acidic
• Emissions of waste gases from industries, vehicle exhausts and power
generation are causes of rainwater acidity
• When the pH levels of lakes and rivers fall below about 5.5, many
species of fish will die, and this in turn is followed by changes in the
ecosystem.
Human Health
• Human health is jeopardized from the formation of ozone (or "smog")
and fine particles that result from fossil fuel combustion technologies
• Ozone is formed as a result of chemical reactions of nitrogen oxides
emitted into the atmosphere
• It is caused by the release of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and other
ozone-depleting substances (ODS), which were used widely as
refrigerants, insulating foams, and solvents
• CFCs are heavier than air, they are eventually carried into the
stratosphere in a process that can take as long as 2 to 5 years.
• Measurements of CFCs in the stratosphere are made from balloons,
aircraft, and satellites
• When CFCs reach the stratosphere, the ultraviolet radiation from the
sun causes them to break apart and release chlorine atoms which
react with ozone
• Starting chemical cycles of ozone destruction that deplete the ozone
layer
• One chlorine atom can break apart more than 100,000 ozone
molecules
• Other chemicals that damage the ozone layer include methyl bromide
(used as a pesticide), halons (used in fire extinguishers), and methyl
chloroform (used as a solvent in industrial processes for essential
applications).
• Data above shown the frequency of respondent wash their laundry using hot water in a
week.

• Among 53 of the respondents from University Tun Hussein Onn Cawangan Pagoh involved,
there are 21 (50.9%) respondents who wash their laundry using hot water once a week
which have the highest percentage among all.

• There are 3 (5.7%) respondents who wash their laundry using hot water 4 times a week
which is the lowest percentage among all.

• There are 8 (15.1%) respondents wash their laundry using hot water 3 times a day.

• The number of respondents who wash their laundry using hot water 2 times a week is 15
(28.3%) respondents which is the second highest among all.
• According to the report, Energy Efficient Laundry Process,
approximately 50 percent of all energy consumed during the laundry
process comes from heating the water.(Richter, T. Energy Efficient
Laundry Process) One way to reduce energy usage is to lower the
water temperature.
• Data above shown the total number of days in a week of the respondents who do not
switch off their air-conditioning while their room is empty.

• Among 53 respondents from University Tun Hussein Onn Cawangan Pagoh

• There are 22 (41.5%) respondents who left his/her air-conditioning on about one day in
the specific week in empty room which is the highest percentage among all.

• There are 3 (5.7%) respondents who left his/her air-conditioning on 4 days in the
specific week in empty room which is the lowest percentage among all.

• Meanwhile, the percentage of letting air-conditioning on 2 days in the specific week in

empty room have the second highest percentage which are 18 (34%) respondents
• The percentage of respondents who left his/her air-conditioning on 3
days in the specific week in empty room are 10 (18.9%) respondents.

• The most people feel comfortable when the temperature is between

20°C to 26°C and ratio is inside the vary of 40 to 70% .These condition
are achieved through the use of air conditioning (Rathee, R., &
Lanjewar, A. 2014).