Title :
Energy usage in selected Cape Peninsula communities
Author :
Uken, E.-A. ; Sitshinga, M.M.
Author_Institution :
Energy Inst., Cape Peninsula Univ. of Technol., Cape Town, South Africa
Abstract :
Rapid urbanisation introduces trends, which can best be tracked through actual household surveys. Having reported earlier on energy-usage patterns in the communities of Macassar and Kyamandi in 2009, this survey was conducted in Khayelitsha in 2012, paving the way for smart-grid systems aimed at saving energy in the residential sector of metropolitan Cape Town.
Keywords :
domestic appliances; smart power grids; Cape Town; Khayelitsha; Kyamandi; Macassar; energy usage patterns; household surveys; residential appliances; residential sector; smart grid systems; Cities and towns; Communities; Home appliances; Iron; Lighting; Plugs; Water heating; Appliances; Khayelitsha; Kyamandi; Macassar;
Conference_Titel :
Domestic Use of Energy Conference (DUE), 2013 Proceedings of the 21st
Conference_Location :
Cape Town
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0050-3
