Abstract
The growing trend of energy consumption in urban area has created negative impacts to the urban environment because the issues related to energy use and urban developments are largely dependent on human aspects and mobilized by the inhabitants of the city itself. This study aims to estimating the electricity consumption with regards to electrical appliances usage and carbon emissions in domestic sector of urban area. The study revealed that average electricity power consumption was 648.31 kWh. Meanwhile, refrigerator and air conditioning recorded as the highest electricity consumption appliances compared to other appliances. In terms of type of house, household from bungalow house consumed more electricity power and resulted to high carbon emissions compared to other households. The study suggested that the level of knowledge, awareness, commitment, attitude and behavior of electricity consumption among household should be intensified. Besides, the number of energy saving appliances also needs to be improved and encourage smart energy consumption that led to the sustainable urban development. Keywords: Electricity Consumption; Appliances; Carbon EmissionsJEL Classifications: Q40; R20DOI: https://doi.org/10.32479/ijeep.8358
Highlights
IntroductionAs urban continue to grow and more human populated in the urban area, energy resources becoming very crucial in order to fulfill human needs
Energy is one of the most required resources for economic development especially in a developing country like Malaysia
Household Electricity Consumption The overall electricity consumption in Seremban can be referred to Table 4
Summary
As urban continue to grow and more human populated in the urban area, energy resources becoming very crucial in order to fulfill human needs. The previous study proved that human factors such as socioeconomic, housing, appliances, attitudes and behavior contributed significant impact on electricity consumption (Wahlström and Hårsman, 2015; Jalalkamali and Abbas, 2014). This is because the issues related to energy use and urban developments are largely dependent on human aspects and mobilized by the inhabitants of the city itself. It’s essential to understand electricity consumption in the domestic sector since the demand from that sector continues growing significantly
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