Implications of COVID-19 pandemic for energy-use and energy saving household electrical appliances consumption behaviour in Malaysia

This study examined the impact of movement control order (MCO) due to the COVID-19 pandemic on Household Electrical Appliance Consumption Levels [HEACL] across Malaysia before, during and after the MCO, and the likelihood of the pandemic quickening household conduct towards use of energy saving appl...

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Autores principales:	Siti Indati Mustapa, Rajah Rasiah, Amar Hisham Jaaffar, Aisyah Abu Bakar, Zeittey Karmilla Kaman
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	COVID-19 Movement control order Energy consumption Household electrical appliances Malaysia Energy industries. Energy policy. Fuel trade HD9502-9502.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:6003903ec57d49e0b182c275bcf6eaa52021-11-20T05:05:47ZImplications of COVID-19 pandemic for energy-use and energy saving household electrical appliances consumption behaviour in Malaysia2211-467X10.1016/j.esr.2021.100765https://doaj.org/article/6003903ec57d49e0b182c275bcf6eaa52021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211467X21001498https://doaj.org/toc/2211-467XThis study examined the impact of movement control order (MCO) due to the COVID-19 pandemic on Household Electrical Appliance Consumption Levels [HEACL] across Malaysia before, during and after the MCO, and the likelihood of the pandemic quickening household conduct towards use of energy saving appliances based on a self-reported household survey. The consumption patterns were evaluated based on hours and frequency of use of 29 household electrical appliances. Energy consumption behaviour and energy efficient star label [EESL] appliances questions were also included in the survey to provide insights into energy-efficient behaviour. The survey attracted 1482 responses from 1500 households approached across geographic regions in Malaysia. The findings show significant changes in HEACL across the three periods, viz., (i) before MCO, (ii) during MCO, and (iii) after MCO. There was a significant increase in HEACL during and after the MCO. Also, the low-income group showed the highest shift in appreciating EESL devices over the MCO, while changes in their appreciation was not significant among the medium- and high-income groups. The results imply that energy-wasting habits proved hard to shift across middle- and high-income households. The findings presented herein are unique, which focused on Malaysia during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide insights for Malaysian policymakers when developing future action plans to stimulate a fall in energy consumption and a shift from conventional to EESL devices over the long-term.Siti Indati MustapaRajah RasiahAmar Hisham JaaffarAisyah Abu BakarZeittey Karmilla KamanElsevierarticleCOVID-19Movement control orderEnergy consumptionHousehold electrical appliancesMalaysiaEnergy industries. Energy policy. Fuel tradeHD9502-9502.5ENEnergy Strategy Reviews, Vol 38, Iss , Pp 100765- (2021)
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topic	COVID-19 Movement control order Energy consumption Household electrical appliances Malaysia Energy industries. Energy policy. Fuel trade HD9502-9502.5
spellingShingle	COVID-19 Movement control order Energy consumption Household electrical appliances Malaysia Energy industries. Energy policy. Fuel trade HD9502-9502.5 Siti Indati Mustapa Rajah Rasiah Amar Hisham Jaaffar Aisyah Abu Bakar Zeittey Karmilla Kaman Implications of COVID-19 pandemic for energy-use and energy saving household electrical appliances consumption behaviour in Malaysia
description	This study examined the impact of movement control order (MCO) due to the COVID-19 pandemic on Household Electrical Appliance Consumption Levels [HEACL] across Malaysia before, during and after the MCO, and the likelihood of the pandemic quickening household conduct towards use of energy saving appliances based on a self-reported household survey. The consumption patterns were evaluated based on hours and frequency of use of 29 household electrical appliances. Energy consumption behaviour and energy efficient star label [EESL] appliances questions were also included in the survey to provide insights into energy-efficient behaviour. The survey attracted 1482 responses from 1500 households approached across geographic regions in Malaysia. The findings show significant changes in HEACL across the three periods, viz., (i) before MCO, (ii) during MCO, and (iii) after MCO. There was a significant increase in HEACL during and after the MCO. Also, the low-income group showed the highest shift in appreciating EESL devices over the MCO, while changes in their appreciation was not significant among the medium- and high-income groups. The results imply that energy-wasting habits proved hard to shift across middle- and high-income households. The findings presented herein are unique, which focused on Malaysia during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide insights for Malaysian policymakers when developing future action plans to stimulate a fall in energy consumption and a shift from conventional to EESL devices over the long-term.
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author	Siti Indati Mustapa Rajah Rasiah Amar Hisham Jaaffar Aisyah Abu Bakar Zeittey Karmilla Kaman
author_facet	Siti Indati Mustapa Rajah Rasiah Amar Hisham Jaaffar Aisyah Abu Bakar Zeittey Karmilla Kaman
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title	Implications of COVID-19 pandemic for energy-use and energy saving household electrical appliances consumption behaviour in Malaysia
title_short	Implications of COVID-19 pandemic for energy-use and energy saving household electrical appliances consumption behaviour in Malaysia
title_full	Implications of COVID-19 pandemic for energy-use and energy saving household electrical appliances consumption behaviour in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Implications of COVID-19 pandemic for energy-use and energy saving household electrical appliances consumption behaviour in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Implications of COVID-19 pandemic for energy-use and energy saving household electrical appliances consumption behaviour in Malaysia
title_sort	implications of covid-19 pandemic for energy-use and energy saving household electrical appliances consumption behaviour in malaysia
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/6003903ec57d49e0b182c275bcf6eaa5
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Implications of COVID-19 pandemic for energy-use and energy saving household electrical appliances consumption behaviour in Malaysia

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