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Energy consumption

Meaning in energy & renewables, with examples

nounCore term

In energy & renewables, energy consumption means: The amount of energy used by a person, building, machine, company or country over a period, for example a day, a month or a year.

In Turkish: enerji tüketimi

How it is used

Common in efficiency projects, sustainability reports and statistics. Energy consumption rises, falls, is reduced, measured and monitored. For electricity only, people say electricity consumption; for a single device, power consumption usually means the power it draws in watts.

Example sentences

  1. After the LED upgrade, the factory's energy consumption fell by 18 percent.

  2. We monitor energy consumption in every building through the dashboard.

Common collocations

  • reduce energy consumption
  • annual energy consumption
  • electricity consumption
  • monitor energy consumption
  • energy efficiencyUsing less energy to do the same job, for example to heat a building, light a room or run a machine, thanks to better equipment, design or habits.
  • kilowatt-hourA unit of energy equal to using or producing 1,000 watts of power for one hour. Household electricity bills and many energy statistics are given in kWh.
  • energy auditA detailed inspection of how a building or industrial site uses energy, showing where energy is wasted and which measures would save energy and money.
  • smart meterAn electricity or gas meter that records consumption at short intervals and sends the data automatically to the supplier or network operator.

More terms: Energy Efficiency

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