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Swiss Household Electricity Consumption Survey Results

This survey conducted by Remodece Coimbra provides insights into the electricity consumption habits of Swiss households, including usage patterns, appliances, and potential savings. A comparison with Germany is also included.

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Swiss Household Electricity Consumption Survey Results

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  1. Remodece Swiss Survey Results of Household Electricity Conrad U. Brunner S.A.F.E. Swiss Agency for Efficient Energy Use Zurich/Switzerland www.energy-efficiency.ch www.energybox.ch Remodece Coimbra

  2. Total Electric Consumption ? yes/no: electric heating 7‘500 kWh/a General uses outside apartment: auxiliary heating, lighting for stairs, corridors, outdoors 12 % What almost everybody has: 3‘300 kWh/a Lighting, refrigerator/freezer, washing/drying, cooking/baking/dish washing, telephone, TV, audio, settop box, home office, games, AC/DC trafo charger stand by, etc. yes/no: electric hot water 3‘600 kWh/a 36 % general use yes/no: electric cooking 350 kWh/a 90% What few people have: Aquarium, sauna Remodece Coimbra

  3. Surveys Switzerland • Electricity Utilities 2005: telephone interview • clients in different areas measured consumption • complete test 30 questions • Energybox 2003 – 2007: web questionnaire • Quicktest 10 questions • Complete Test 39 questions • Specific Topic Test 10 areas Remodece Coimbra

  4. Comparison: Germany - Switzerland Remodece Coimbra

  5. Quick Test Remodece Coimbra

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  7. Persons by age Remodece Coimbra

  8. Total consumption by size of apartment Remodece Coimbra

  9. Single family – multiple occupancy building Remodece Coimbra

  10. Electric heating and warm water Remodece Coimbra

  11. Refrigerator and freezer Remodece Coimbra

  12. Refrigerator age Remodece Coimbra

  13. Refrigerator volume Remodece Coimbra

  14. Washing machine: age Remodece Coimbra

  15. Use of tumble dryer Remodece Coimbra

  16. Dish washer Remodece Coimbra

  17. Age of dish washer Remodece Coimbra

  18. Cooking habits Remodece Coimbra

  19. Office equipment Remodece Coimbra

  20. Home entertainment Remodece Coimbra

  21. TV Standby Remodece Coimbra

  22. Lighting: number of lamps Remodece Coimbra

  23. Lighting electricity Remodece Coimbra

  24. Weekly use Remodece Coimbra

  25. All applications Remodece Coimbra

  26. Savings potential Remodece Coimbra

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  29. Lessons learned Sample quality Heat processes are crucial Elt. heating systems: how and how long? Elt. hot water: how and how much? Warm meals: devices and habits Wrong answers Plausibility check (upper/lower limits) Median not average Air conditioning: none in the sample Home office is worse than real office Older equipment, multi-people use, games, stand-by Clothes dryer Large savings potential with heat pump Lighting has big savings potential Remodece Coimbra

  30. Total consumption: Measured vs. surveyed Energybox „measured“ 3‘976 kWh/a 100,0 % Energybox „calculated“ 4‘113 kWh/a 103,6 % VSE „measured“ 3‘797 kWh/a 95,5 % Remodece Coimbra

  31. Total consumption: Germany vs. Switzerland • Total electricity consumption: pretty close • Switzerland (measured) 3‘976 kWh/a 100,0 % • Germany 3‘474 kWh/a 87,4 % • Germany: ~ population a little older • less one family houses • less electric space heating • less electric hot water • less refrigerators with freezer compartment • less home offices and TV + more incandescent lamps Remodece Coimbra

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