Energy office urges Davao households, schools to save electricity

Thursday, March 29, 2012

THE Department of Energy (DOE) has called on constituents in Davao Region to practice proper power saving measures in an aim to contribute to the nations energy efficiency and conservation (EE&C) efforts.

Marlon Romulo Domingo, DOE senior science research specialist, urged every household in the region to embrace the EE&C measures during Tuesday's "Seminar on Electricity Conservation in Households and Schools."

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Domingo raised DOEs call through the mothers, school heads, students and representatives from the local and natonal government agencies who attended said seminar held at the Abreeza Mall this city.

Domingo provided tips on energy conservation, starting with a pointer on the importance of basic energy audits such as knowing how many appliances and how much energy the appliances use.

Part also of the audit is to identify proper EE&C measures, he stated during the seminar spearheaded by DOE in partnership with the Philippine Information Agency and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) as a preliminary activity for the worldwide celebration of the Earth Hour 2012 on March 31.

Domingo advised the participants to buy more efficient appliances citing a tip on buying air conditioning units which consume the most electricity.

In his cooling tips, he recommended air conditioning unit with higher Energy Efficiency Ratio (EER), adding that units should be installed in coolest and shady part of the room.

He said that air conditioning unit should only be used during warm days like in summer season, and advised to use electric fans in conjunction with the air condition units.

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Energy office urges Davao households, schools to save electricity