“My Energy Use” Home Audit WorksheetUse your “My Energy Use” Web portal to better understand your household energy use and identify ways you can conserve energy and save money!*

Getting started: How do you use energy throughout the day?“My Energy Use” will display your household energy consumption by the hour, day and billing period to help you identify patterns and pinpoint which household activities contribute to high energy use.

Baseload is a measurement of the minimum amount of electricity that your house requires to operate. Turning off home office electronics when not in use, or using a power strip to conveniently turn off computers, monitors, or chargers can reduce your baseload use.

My energy use over timeCompare your estimated cumulative use of electricity for the following time periods. Current use refers to the current billing period and previous use reflects your previous billing period. Knowing how you are using electricity at various times of day can help you better understand and manage your overall use.

Morning6am – 12pm

Afternoon12pm – 7pm

Evening7pm – 11pm

Overnight11pm – 6am

Energy Use Time of Day Environment

Baseload Always On

60 kWh75 kWh

90 kWh

130 kWh

50 kWh

BaseloadAlways On

60 kWh

Click on the “Time of Day” tab and fill in your energy use for the Current and Previous billing periods. Identify the time period with the highest energy use by circling it.

Example: In the “Current Use” display above, the Baseload number is 60 kWh. So, you would fill in “60” under “Current Use” and “Baseload.”

Time of Day Current Use (in kWh)

Previous Use (in kWh)

BaseloadAll Day

Morning 6am - 12pm

Afternoon 12pm - 7pm

Evening 7pm - 11pm

Overnight 11pm - 6am

Example: 60

After identifying which time of day has the highest energy use, list any household activities that occur during this time period. Ask everyone who lives with you to record their activities too!

Time Activity Examples: 7pm Come home, turn on lights 8pm Cook food on stove, use the dishwasher 9pm Turn on bathroom lights, take a hot shower 10pm Turn on TV 11pm Turn off TV and lights, go to bed

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Current Use Previous Use

*If you haven’t already accessed your “My Energy Use” tool, refer to the introduction brochure that came with this worksheet to get started!

Find opportunities to save energy and money

Now, let’s identify the hours in the day when you use the most energy:

From the “Energy Use” tab, click on the Usage (kWh) and Day buttons to view your energy use throughout the day. Record your energy use for the time periods you use the most energy and circle the hour with the highest use.

Hour Use

Example: 7pm Example: 2.30 kWh

Now that you’ve identified the time of day and hour with the highest consumption, experiment with conserving energy during these times and see if you can lower your energy use and bill.

Tips to help you conserve energy are available in the “Power to Save: An Energy Conservation Guide for Your Home” publication. To help you get started: • TaketheEnergyConservationQuizin“PowertoSave”onpage1 • Reviewthe“101WaystoSave”bookletinthebackpocketof“PowertoSave” • Identifyadditionalenergyconservationactivitiesyoucanstartpracticingathome List a few energy conservation practices in the lines below:

Monitor your results

Morning6am – 12pm

Afternoon12pm – 7pm

Evening7pm – 11pm

Overnight11pm – 6am

75 kWh

90 kWh

130 kWh

50 kWh

BaseloadAlways On

60 kWh

With your energy conservation practices, did the time of day with the most energy use go down? How about the hour with the most energy use?

Continue checking your “My Energy Use” Web portal to track your progress on saving energy. And make sure to get the whole household involved. For additional tips and tools, visit:www.hawaiianelectric.com/heco/Residential/Household-Tips-and-Tools.

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Example: Air dry dishes instead of using the dishwasher.

My energy use over time

Use Temperature

June 21, 2014

2.65k

671508 31.2 36.025.2

804k

204599 596

824

301

746 752 853

2.30k

572 704

1.72k

3.00kWh 75.0F

2.00kWh 50.0F

1.00kWh 25.0F

Usage (kWh) Day

< May July >1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

3.34k

616

1.01k

25.2 26.4

Power (W) Bill Year

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