Project:EnergyConsumption

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Current Consumption

We use a lot of power! We need to look at it critically so that we can keep our costs down and buy more cool stuff.

Survey

A survey of appliances in the space that could account for our energy consumption.

TODO

Get a kill-a-watt or equivalent to measure appliances.

Appliance Min Power Max Power
Flowers
Bell
Lovelace
Laser
Lights
Washing Machine

Solutions

PIR Workshop

Currently the workshop is used infrequetly and left empty for long times. This means the lights can be left on consuming power. A PIR will turn on when someone enters and turn lights off after a pre-defined period of activity.

Turbine

TODO

  • Need to okay with landlord

Solar Cells

TODO