Understanding energy costs and savings

Outcomes to be accredited

In successfully completing this unit the student will have to:

Have experienced:

participating in a quiz to see the savings that can be made through insulating the home
participating in an activity which identifies the wattage used by specific items in the home

Acquired an understanding of:

how much money can be saved in the home, through at least three energy saving behavioural changes
what a healthy temperature is in the home
how at least three aids can help save energy in the home
what the European Union Energy Label looks like and that it rates energy consuming products from A to G, A being the most efficient and G being the least efficient
what a tariff is and the benefits of changing tariff in terms of the money savings that can be made
at least one advantage and at least one disadvantage of changing suppliers in terms of the money savings that can be made
the importance of regularly reading gas and electric meters and checking utility bill readings

Demonstrated the abilty to: