{"id":11478,"date":"2021-12-23T15:42:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T07:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipur.nus.edu.sg\/?p=11478"},"modified":"2022-08-22T11:52:46","modified_gmt":"2022-08-22T03:52:46","slug":"your-expensive-relationship-with-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipur.nus.edu.sg\/your-expensive-relationship-with-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"Your expensive relationship with energy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11478\" class=\"elementor elementor-11478\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27bc3f0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27bc3f0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c105950\" data-id=\"c105950\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b337f69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b337f69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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The pandemic has seen us spend more time at home which naturally increases appliance usage, leading to increased energy consumption. In a warm and tropical country such as Singapore, air conditioners are a necessity in every household yet it\u2019s the appliance that consumes the most energy.\u00a0<\/p><p>According to an energy consumption profile in 2016 in Singapore, air conditioners use up to 36 percent of the household energy use, followed by the water heater (21 percent) and refrigerator (18 percent).<\/p><p>One of IPUR\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ipur.nus.edu.sg\/optigram-2021-reducing-our-carbon-footprint\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Optigram 2021<\/a>\u00a0winners, He Shiying and New Jun Jie, developed an interactive article that details energy consumption habits of Singaporeans at home and what simple actions can be taken to mitigate carbon emissions. 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