Light in Kuwait

Light energy consumption is mainly through the household and work. The brightest domestic light bulbs use 250 W, where bedside lamps use 40 W [1]. How much power does the average person use in the day using incandescent or fluorescent lights? In Kuwait the average size of the home is around 2000 sq. ft, with approximately 8 people per household [2][3]. However the average square footage for the US home is about 2700, and the number of light bulbs for an average household in the US is about 45 [4] [5]. So, doing a comparison, the number of light bulbs for a Kuwait home is about 33 light bulbs.Thus, 20 incandescent lights with a power of 2kW used 5h would equal 10 kWh and 13 low-energy lights (.13kW) 5 hours per day would equal .65kWh-- a total of 10.65kWh energy per day per home. Because the average household is 8, this number will divided by to get kWh per day per person, which is about 1.33kWh/d per person.

Also, assuming that the workplace uses "1.3kWh/d per person", we can determine the total energy consumption for lighting in both the office and household [1]. A total of 2.63 kWh/d per person is the consumption of light.

According to McKay, street lights and traffic lights are negligible in the UK.  Consequently, there are limited roadways  and traffic lights in Kuwait, so it can be concluded that they are negligible as well.








[1] McKay
[2]http://housing.justlanded.com/en/Kuwait/For-Sale/3
[3]http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/family/Publications/mtelhaddad.pdf
[4]http://www.infoplease.com/askeds/us-home-size.html
[5]http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/06/22/earlyshow/living/home/main2965734.shtml