Abstract
This paper focuses on the issue of energy efficiency management in the region of Prešov self-governing region (PSR), Slovakia, as the energy market is liberalized and the behavior of electricity consumers is influenced not only by conventional but also by alternative suppliers of this type of energy. Based on the statistical evaluation of a questionnaire survey focused on the emotional, behavioral, and cognitive behavior of consumers, a model of optimization of system processes of energy efficiency management at the regional level is presented. A one-way ANOVA and t-test were used to determine statistically significant differences, and Pearson’s correlation coefficient was used to determine a statistically significant relationship. Based on the obtained results, a suitable candidate for efficient electricity management is an employee aged 36 to 50 with a technical focus. The proposed model of optimizing the processes of energy management efficiency at the regional level can also be applied to the supraregional level in the understanding of the geographical division of the European Union, where the same legislative regulations are applied within the liberalized electricity market.
Highlights
Based on theoretical background and analysis of the monitored environment, it can be concluded that energy efficiency management at the regional level can be understood as a professional background formed by a group of experts from own and external capacities, which introduces continuous improvement processes to increase energy efficiency and uses optimal conditions for the implementation of technical, technological, design, and construction solutions that determine the fulfillment of pre-explicitly defined objectives in comparison with the accepted reference level
The energy efficiency management presented in this way could be defined as the so-called energy management
This paper aimed to design a model of energy management of buildings at the regional level using its own and external capacities
Summary
Publisher’s Note: MDPI stays neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. In response to climate change, energy efficiency requirements have recently increased in most energy-intensive industries. This means targeting building managers, as well as building users, to identify potential energy savings and promote more energyresponsible behavior [1]. Energy efficiency in buildings can be increased through several measures: adopting and promoting more energy-efficient behavior; helping building managers to maximize energy savings; and the automation of optimization of energy consumption, production, and storage of some equipment without reducing the level of comfort and quality parameters of the working environment in the interior [2]
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