● In Canada, the average household uses 39 200 kilowatt hours (kW•h)

of energy per year. With rates rising, you can save some of that money
for other things by being energy efficient.

● One way to judge the energy efficiency of your home is to look at the
consumption of electricity. In Alberta, power companies send users a graph
like the one below. The graph shows how much electricity the household
used that year and the previous year.
Analyze the graph on the last slide to answer the following questions:

1. In which pairs on months was more 2. Suggest reasons to explain this higher
energy used in 2000 than in 2001? usage in 2000.
Analysis Questions continued
3. Use your knowledge of heat transfer to
explain why more electrical energy would be
used during the winter months?
4. Create a list with ideas on how you could
reduce the use of electrical energy around
your home. List in order of what items would
save the most energy to the least energy.
(Include at least five items)