A Field Survey Based Study of Household Energy Use Patterns in Tertiary Institutions Communities in Imo State

The availability of energy sources, particularly electricity, is a basic requirement for living standards. The efficiency with which households use energy is critical not just for improving individual living conditions, but also for a countrys economic growth. There is a considerable imbalance between electricity demand and generation in Nigeria. The purpose of this survey is to investigate the energy related perceptions and awareness of household consumers in Ihiagwa and Nekede communities, and, to determine the level of alignment of this awareness with their actual preferences and behavior to derive insights for environmental and energy policy planning and management. We have collected the data in the form of questionnaires related, to personal profiles, behavior, and attitudes in the use of energy and electricity in 676 households in Nekede and Iheagwa. By analyzing the data, it was found that the Households 82.0 prefer electricity to other forms of energy. A large percentage of people 67.1 believed that their electric bill was causing them financial difficulties, and 80.2 had made efforts to reduce their electricity bill. Furthermore, the results suggest an attitude behavior gap in terms of energy sources and purpose of usage. Commercial energy is used and petroleum sources come as a stand in alternative source. The household features and average energy cost was correlated. The results show that ownership of the building factor had a statistically insignificant coefficient, a p value of 0.5586, income relationship with energy cost was a significant factor p value of 0.0009, and the number of family members and energy cost had a p value of 0.0004 respectively. The findings of this survey should be useful for future planning of household energy management in Imo State and Nigeria by extension. These would aid in the development of the national energy strategy plan, as well as in understanding current energy use and availability conditions. Obasi Ibe B. | Opabisi Adeyinka K | Agbakwuru Bruno C. "A Field Survey-Based Study of Household Energy-Use Patterns in Tertiary Institutions Communities in Imo State" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-7 | Issue-3 , June 2023, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com.com/papers/ijtsrd57479.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com.com/other-scientific-research-area/other/57479/a-field-surveybased-study-of-household-energyuse-patterns-in-tertiary-institutions-communities-in-imo-state/obasi-ibe-b