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“The Story Of Mr. Zhou and Mr. Li”. “ 周先生和李先生 的故事 ”. This story takes place in one of China’s small cities, where our protagonists live. This is Mr Zhou. He is 28 years old. This is Mr Li. He is also 28 years old. This is Mr Zhou’s house. This is Mr Li’s house.
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“The Story Of Mr. Zhou and Mr. Li” “周先生和李先生 的故事”
This story takes place in one of China’s small cities, where our protagonists live.
One day, Mr Li went to collect the electricity bill for Mr Zhou.
Mr Li saw something on the electricity bills, which he was not very happy about…
Mr. Zhou invited Mr. Li to the supermarket to buy efficient bulbs.
Mr. Li and Mr. Zhou’s electricity bill were the same finally.
So Mr Li learned that he could save money through energy efficient bulbs.
But he had to spend more when buying energy efficient bulbs...
Q1: So how long does it take to save money? Calculate for one bulb in your house!
You will need to think about… How many hours do you use your lightbulb in the evenings and weekends (off-peak)? And how many hours do you use your lightbulb in the weekday daytimes (peak)?
Here are some example figures to help you work out the answer. Cost of normal bulb:1.5RMB(40w) Cost of energy efficient bulb:24RMB(8w) Price per kilowatt (peak): 617RMB Price per kilowatt (off-peak): 307RMB Kilowatts per hour for normal bulb:0.04kw/h Kilowatts per hour for energy efficient bulb:0.008kw/h
Q2: How much could you save over two years if you changed every bulb in your house?? This time also remember that a normal bulb will only last for about 1000 hours But an energy efficient bulb will last for about 8000 hours! And you can use these figures again: Cost of normal bulb:1.5RMB Cost of energy efficient bulb:24RMB Price per kilowatt (peak): 617RMB Price per kilowatt (off-peak): 307RMB Kilowatts per hour for normal bulb:0.04kw/h Kilowatts per hour for energy efficient bulb:0.008kw/h
Q3: How much could your city or town save if everyone changed all of their bulbs?? What’s the population of your city or town? How many homes is that? How many lightbulbs? Normal bulb lasts for about 1000 hours Energy efficient bulb lasts for about 8000 hours Cost of normal bulb:1.5RMB Cost of energy efficient bulb:24RMB Price per kilowatt (peak): 617RMB Price per kilowatt (off-peak): 307RMB Kilowatts per hour for normal bulb:0.04kw/h Kilowatts per hour for energy efficient bulb:0.008kw/h
Now you’ll be able to save money too, just like Mr Zhou and Mr Li!