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The electricity is one of God's blessings on human beings. It is
today the backbone of the modern commerce and the first requirement for
development to every community seeking advance and progress to its people. Our
cherished Kingdom has witnessed significant growth in production and
distribution of electric power due to the growth of different governmental
sectors, infrastructure enlargement, and citizens increasing income levels.
Despite the importance of this energy, that reaches our working
places easily and is counted on in all different aspects of our daily lives, we
find that most of us consume it in a wrong way and thus squander it daily.
Studies have shown that the rate of annual energy waste in
Saudi Arabia
is
45% which is an average that threats our lives and the future of our
generations unless it is restored by all means and ways possible to achieve
optimal guidance of our electric consumption.
These reasons, all together, motivated the Ministry of Water and
Electricity to commence the National campaign for electric consumption guidance
aspiring the response of every citizen and resident with the guidance, and
their contribution by following the correct behaviors when using the electric
power.
Energy conservation is a religious demand and
national duty and civilized behavior
The maintenance of electrical energy and not wasting or
squandering it is considered one of the most important Islamic and Patriot
demands which encourages and urges on this maintenance. "He who when spend
did not waste nor skimp was between that strength"
And God said" Eat and drink and waste not by excess, He
does not love the wasteful"," do not squander since squanders are
Brothers of devils, and Satan was ungrateful to his Lord"
The religious requirement in ensuring the maintenance of God's
blessings was matched by national requirement requesting us to handle
electricity perfectly since it is considered national treasure and everyone is
demanded to commit in all the instructions leading to the guidance of this
great source of energy.
The effects of excessive use of electricity
The excessive use of electricity
represents one of the plagues that negatively reflects our community. Some of
its effects are:
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Increased costs of billing for subscribers
across the residential sector due to increased consumption.
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The
difficulty of delivering service to new subscribers whom are in dire need.
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The
decreasing reliability on service due to possible interruption because of
stress on the system and increased electrical loads especially at the time of
the peak. |
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An
increase in fuel consumption, which negatively affects the environment with
increased emission of toxic gases due to combustion. |
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Wasting amounts of energy that can be
saved and hence better used
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How to reduce the consumption of
electric power?
The
electric consumption guidance is considered one of the most essential steps
towards better consumption pattern for all, here are some guidance for both the
management and the employee:
Thermal insulation
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Turn
off the central conditioning after work hours and when not needed
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Turn off conditioners and lights after work and when not needed
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Set
the temperature of the alarm at 25 degrees which is the best for comfortable
cooling
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Applying
a thermal programmer to the central conditioning system which allows in
regulating the temperature according to the outer temperature
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Rising the efficiency of conditioners by cleaning the filters
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Close the holes to prevent the endurance of warm air by putting
tires on Charges doors and windows and suction fans and any other places where
wires and pipes pass through walls.
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Work
to improve the not isolated buildings by adding insulation to the roofs and
walls and windows
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Maintenance
of the entrances of the building doors to ensure it is closed tightly
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Reduce
the intensity of lighting in special lanes where that can benefit from natural
lighting
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Change the regular lamps to energy saving lamps
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Control
the lighting in the elevator so it turns off automatically when the lift is not
working
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Regular maintenance of the elevator
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Don't
operate the water heaters in summer
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The
application of preventive maintenance programs for all electrical appliances to
maintain the level of effectiveness
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Secure
back-up generators and operate during periods of peak in summer months if
needed
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General guidance to the staff member
Dear
staff member, putting you with the following guidance will contribute actively
to the objective of the national campaign for electric consumption guidance, which is to reduce the percentage of waste per
year in electrical energy consumption by 30%, so we hope you follow the following
guidance
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Make sure that conditioner's key is off after working hours
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In
case of using central conditioning, the other units should be turned off and
vice versa.
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Do not
leave windows and doors open when the conditioner is on
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Turn
off the lights in office after work
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Unplug all the electric appliances after work
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Take
advantage of natural light as possible
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