What does it actually mean living with 4kW a day?
To start this challenge in the best way possible, I thought it was essential to understand what it actually means to live with 4kW of electricity per day.
So today, I decided to try to figure out how much I actually consume in a “typical day” to understand if and how I can reduce my consumption and perhaps see if any good practices in my routine can actually be eco-friendly.🙈🌞
This is what I used electricity for today:
- 1 coffee made with the coffee machine: 0.07 kWh
- 1 cup of milk heated in the microwave at 800 degrees for 1 minute: 0.013 kWh
- Lunch heated in the microwave for 2 minutes at uni: 0.026 kWh
- Charged my iPad for an hour: 0.02kWh
- Charged my computer for two hours: 0.122 kWh
- Dried my hair with the hairdryer: 0.375 kWh
- Styled my hair with the hair curler: 0.013 kWh
- Had dinner with my family. My mom cooked a pasta dish for 5 people (with tomatoes and tuna, so no cooking for that): 0.07 kWh
- Family dishwasher: 0.4 kWh
- Charged my phone for 1 hour: 0.01 kWh
- Charge my portable charger for 1 hour: 0.01 kWh
- Took a hot shower: 1.125 kWh
- Total: 2,254 KWh
Other things that I can’t measure
- I used public transportation, so I can’t measure the energy consumption
- Lights/heating at home
- University energy usage
In conclusion, without accounting for the energy consumption related to household appliances, transportation, and university activities, I have come to realize that I actually consume quite a lot of electricity every day for my normal activities, even if I often don’t even think about it. This includes everything from the morning cup of coffee heated in the microwave to the hours during which I leave chargers plugged in.
Consequently, I have started to reflect on how I can effectively, in my own small way, reduce the amount of energy I use for my daily activities…
