Gadgets play a major large role of energy consumption in this technology filled era. A person always has a phone on them with a TV running while being on the computer. This has an effect on energy consumption. Kuwait City is similar to any other industrialized country when it comes to using gadgetry. Below in figure 1 is the typical energy consumed by using different types of gadgets.
Figure 1. List of Gadgets and Energy They Use. [1]
For the gadget calculation we will take the main gadgets that are used on a daily bases.
Laptop Computer 16W
Computer Box 80W
LCD Display 34W
Bed Side Clock Radio 1.9W
TV 100W
Microwave Clock 2W
Mobile Phone Charger 5 W
Understanding that some of these will be used more than others and other gadgets will be also used we will add these up to find our average gadget use per day.
Total: 239 W
Converting: Using 40 W = 1 kWh/day
6kWh/day Per Person
[1] MacKay Book
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