Badreddine, Hani
Turn down the inside heating, check that the cords are unplugged, and don’t forget to turn out the lights. According to a report on Saturday evening by the Swedish news site “The Local,” these were the names of the new campaign Sweden launched to rationalise energy in front of the winter season and in light of the ongoing energy crisis in the world in general and Europe in particular.
As the Swedish Energy Agency stressed in its new campaign for energy conservation, the Swedish campaign made clear that each “kilowatt-hour” is regarded significant at the present moment, when the country is trying to provide electricity, in order to prevent an electrical crisis.
Additionally, a lot of Swedish media has reported recently that certain towns in Sweden may cut back on holiday lighting to save money on electricity during the month of December.
Despite the fact that the majority of lamps are today of the energy-saving “LED” variety, which uses much less electricity in homes than conventional lamps and other purposes, the report deemed turning off the electric lighting to be vital in order to reduce electricity consumption.
The report stressed that perhaps the most electricity consumption for homes is water heating and home heating, through the use of ovens, saunas, and hair dryers, which consume a lot of electricity compared to LED lamps, especially since the old traditional lamps have become increasingly rare. Increasingly, after the European Union decided to phase them out of the market gradually.
According to the survey, ovens, saunas, and hair dryers use a lot of electricity compared to LED lamps and may account for the majority of electricity usage in homes. This is especially true given that old traditional bulbs are becoming harder to find. Increasingly since the European Union chose to gradually remove them off the market.
The report indicated an increase in sales in Clas Ohlson stores, last September, of “LED” lamps by 7%, compared to the same month last year, and the increase in “Elgiganten” stores reached 82%.
The report quoted Michael Nyberg, who runs a lamp shop in Stockholm, that more people want to replace all their traditional lamps with “LED” lamps that save electricity.
The Swedish campaign asked the people to turn off the lights when they are not at home, or to use smart electrical solutions, such as motion sensors for outdoor lighting, to reduce electricity consumption. .
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