Water and Energy Use Consumption

Question: Describe about Water and Energy use consumption? Answer: Introduction Water and energy use is a matter of prime importance and having a tap on the same is considered to be very critical for the fact that how we are trying to shape our future and that for the next generation. It has been seen from my personal experience that I use around 60 gallons of water every week. Please note that this is for my individual assessment and not for my household. As per EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration), an average household uses 903 KWH energy per month. Energy Audit is very essential and it can help us reduce usage wherever possible, reduce wastage and make proper planning for the resources which are available at limited scope. Water Audit The total number of gallons which are used by my household is 120 gallons per week, as because we are two member family and it is estimated initially that each one uses 60 gallons per week. The breakup and the details of the same are shown below. Activity Gallons per week per person Gallons per week per household Gallons per year Clothes Washer 7 14 728 Possible Leaks 8 16 832 Dishwasher 1 2 104 tub 7 14 728 Other 2 4 208 Faucet 11 22 1144 Toilet 13 26 1352 Shower 11 22 1144 The pie chart of the above mentioned table and the breakup per activity is shown below. As we can see from the graph above majority of the water goes into the toiletry activities which is as high as 22%, closely followed by usage of faucet and shower which stands at 18% each. Energy Audit As per EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration), an average household uses 903 KWH energy per month. This is distributed across fuel use, appliances, television, computer and other electrical, space heating, Air conditioning, water heating, square footage electrical update in house. Activity Usage KWH per month KWH per year Fuel 11% 99.33 1191.96 Appliances 12% 108.36 1300.32 Television 17% 153.51 1842.12 Computer and other Electricals 21% 189.63 2275.56 Space Heating 7% 63.21 758.52 Air Conditioning 19% 171.57 2058.84 Water Heating 13% 117.39 1408.68 The pie chart demonstrating the breakup of the energy audit is shown below. As per EIA the share of usage of computers and other electrical appliances have been steadily increasing since the year 2000. This has lot to do with the revolution around the world of computers and increase usage of internet across the households. As per EPA the breakup of emission of Co2 per household is given below. Activity Unit Pounds of Co2 emission Electricity 14920 Natural Gas 8049 Fuel Oil 16779 Propane 5679 The graphical representation of the same is shown below: It shows that usage of electricity and Fuel Oil leads to maximum Co2 emission in case of households across United States of America. This is more in line with the estimates provided by EPA. Discussion Water and energy use is a matter of prime importance and having a tap on the same is considered to be very critical for the fact that how we are trying to shape our future and that for the next generation. Energy Audit is very essential and it can help us reduce usage wherever possible, reduce wastage and make proper planning for the resources which are available at limited scope. As we can see from the graph above majority of the water goes into the toiletry activities which is as high as 22%, closely followed by usage of faucet and shower which stands at 18% each. As per EIA the share of usage of computers and other electrical appliances have been steadily increasing since the year 2000. This has lot to do with the revolution around the world of computers and increase usage of internet across the households. It shows that usage of electricity and Fuel Oil leads to maximum Co2 emission in case of households across United States of America. This is more in line with the estimates pro vided by EPA. All this data points out the kind of activity which we are involved and damage that we are causing to the earth resources. By using this kind of audit and its findings one can directly cut down on emission, reduce wastage, reduce carbon footprints which we are leaving behind for our next generation. This kind of audit can help in proper mapping and hence proper control in all the activities we do on daily basis. References: EIA consumption Stats. (n.d.). Retrieved 2015 28th, January, from https://www.eia.gov/consumption/residential/data/2009/ EPA Emission Stats. (n.d.). Retrieved January 28th, 2015, from https://www.epa.gov/climatechange/ghgemissions/ind-assumptions.html