HOW ENERGY IS

USED
 A. RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL ENERGY USE

1. Residential energy use, also
called home energy use its appliances are,
which makes home a useful place to do
personal things. Energy use around the
house varies greatly by household.
2. Commercial energy use, which
includes institutional energy use, is what
gives businesses, schools (including
universities), and public buildings the
ability to serve the public.
3. Computer systems and the Internet are
a relatively new segment of the economy
that consumes energy.
The amount of energy consumed by
countries of the world varies widely.
Differences also exist in the purposes for
which people use energy. Industrialized
nations use energy about equally for three
purposes.
B. INDUSTRIAL ENERGY USE
2. Highly industrialized countries use a
1. Industrial energy use, is what allows
significant amount of their energy in
industries to extract resources and produce
industry.
goods.

3. Many countries use inefficient processes

and could reduce their energy
consumption by converting to more
energy-efficient ones.
4. Industrial energy use should not
be confused with commercial energy
use; while both are businesses,
commercial means engaging in
commerce, industrial means
producing goods, usually from raw
materials.
C. TRANSPORTATION ENERGY USE
1. Transportation energy use refers to
the use of energy consumed by all
components in the transportation sector -
the production, operation, and
decommissioning of all vehicles and
infrastructure.
2. In countries with high population
densities, rail and bus transport is
particularly efficient.
3. Transportation can use energy most
dominantly running cars and other vehicles
by burning fuel, but also in the production
of the vehicles themselves, and the
creation of roads, airports, sea ports,
and pipelines.
II. ELECTRICAL ENERGY
• Electrical energy is caused by moving electric charges called electrons. Electricity is a type of
energy that comes from electrical energy.
• Electricity is both a basic part of nature and one of the most widely used forms of energy.
• Electricity is also referred to as an energy carrier, which means it can be converted to other forms of
energy such as mechanical energy or heat.
• The primary methods of generating electricity are burning fossil fuels, nuclear power plants,
hydroelectric plants, and other renewable methods
• The combination of methods used to generate electricity in any country depends on the natural
resources of the country and government policy.
III. THE ECONOMICS AND POLITICS OF ENERGY USE
• A direct link exists between economic growth and the availability of
inexpensive energy.
* The replacement of human and animal energy with fossil fuels began with the
Industrial Revolution and was greatly accelerated by the supply of cheap, easy-
to-handle, and highly efficient fuels.
A. FUEL ECONOMY AND GOVERNMENT
- Governments fashion policies that influence how people use energy

• Republic Act No. 9513

An act promoting the development, utilization and commercialization of
renewable energy resources and for other purposes.
• Presidential Decree No. 1442
An act promoting the exploration and development of geothermal resources
B. POLICY ELECTRICITY PRICING
1. Electricity pricing depends on many factors, such as the price of power
generation, government subsidies or taxes, local weather patterns, transmission
and distribution infrastructure, and multi-tiered industry regulation.
2. Because of the nature of the electrical industry, most countries regulate the
industry and influence the price utilities have some of the lowest prices for
electricity, have the highest rates of consumption.
C. THE IMPORTANCE OF OPEC
• The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is a group
consisting of 14 of the world's major oil-exporting nations. OPEC was founded
in 1960 to coordinate the petroleum policies of its members, and to provide
member states with technical and economic aid.
• Today, OPEC countries control more than 40 percent of the world’s oil
production and are a major force in determining price
IV. ENERGY CONSUMPTION TRENDS
A. Growth in Energy Us
Growing demand for oil from countries like China and
India has led to higher oil prices. We should expect to see
this pattern continue and countries with emerging
economies increasingly demanding more energy.
B. Available Energy Sources

1. Oil remains the world’s major source of energy,

accounting for about 36 percent of primary energy
demand.
2. Coal accounts for 28 percent and natural gas for
24 percent.
3. The remainder is supplied mainly by nuclear
energy and hydropower. The current percentages are
likely to remain the same into the future.
C. Political and Economic Factors
• Political and economic factors have a great deal of influence on energy
consumption. The two primary factors that determine energy use are political
stability in parts of the world that supply oil and the price of that oil.
• They used more energy to heat and cool their homes and buildings, bought
and used more home appliances, and bought bigger cars. Governments can
manipulate energy prices by increasing or decreasing taxes on energy,
granting subsidies to energy producers, and using other means.
• The energy consumption behavior of most people is motivated by economics
rather than by a desire to use energy resources wisely. When the price of
energy increases, the price of everything else increases as well and eventually
consumption falls. Conversely, when energy prices fall, consumption increases.