LAPSE:2023.34950
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Residential Consumers’ Lifestyle Energy Usage and Energy Efficiency in Selected States in Malaysia
April 28, 2023
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In recent decades, significant changes have occurred in the consumer lifestyle and energy consumption structure. In order to foster a more holistic understanding of how residential consumers use energy in their everyday life and how it affects energy efficiency, individual data about energy-related behaviour in six primary areas, namely, housing, mobility, diet, consumption, leisure activities, and information, were studied. Specifically, the objective of this study is to investigate energy efficiency behaviour based on residential consumers’ lifestyles. An exploratory pilot study with a total of 50 respondents was carried out in month of July. Data were collected from residential consumers from six states in Peninsular Malaysia and were analysed using the Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modelling approach. The result showed that consumption, housing, and information are the dominant direct contributors to energy efficiency. By understanding these lifestyles, researchers and policymakers can better understand consumer energy consumption behaviour and design targeted interventions to encourage energy efficiency and conservation. The paper highlights the need for further research on consumer lifestyles and their contribution to energy efficiency. It also provides findings from this study that was used to refine the research tools for future research.
In recent decades, significant changes have occurred in the consumer lifestyle and energy consumption structure. In order to foster a more holistic understanding of how residential consumers use energy in their everyday life and how it affects energy efficiency, individual data about energy-related behaviour in six primary areas, namely, housing, mobility, diet, consumption, leisure activities, and information, were studied. Specifically, the objective of this study is to investigate energy efficiency behaviour based on residential consumers’ lifestyles. An exploratory pilot study with a total of 50 respondents was carried out in month of July. Data were collected from residential consumers from six states in Peninsular Malaysia and were analysed using the Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modelling approach. The result showed that consumption, housing, and information are the dominant direct contributors to energy efficiency. By understanding these lifestyles, researchers and policymakers can better understand consumer energy consumption behaviour and design targeted interventions to encourage energy efficiency and conservation. The paper highlights the need for further research on consumer lifestyles and their contribution to energy efficiency. It also provides findings from this study that was used to refine the research tools for future research.
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Daud S, Wan Hanafi WN, Ayodele BV, Rajadurai J, Mustapa SI, Ahmad NN, Wan Abdullah WMT, Toolib SN, Asha’ari MJ, Afsarizal HA. Residential Consumers’ Lifestyle Energy Usage and Energy Efficiency in Selected States in Malaysia. (2023). LAPSE:2023.34950
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Daud S: College of Business Management and Accounting, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Muadzam Shah 26700, Pahang, Malaysia; Institute of Energy Policy and Research (IEPRe), Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Putrajaya Campus, Jalan Ikram-Uniten, Kajang 43000, Selangor, Mal
Wan Hanafi WN: College of Business Management and Accounting, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Muadzam Shah 26700, Pahang, Malaysia; Institute of Energy Policy and Research (IEPRe), Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Putrajaya Campus, Jalan Ikram-Uniten, Kajang 43000, Selangor, Mal [ORCID]
Ayodele BV: Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar 32610, Perak, Malaysia
Rajadurai J: College of Business Management and Accounting, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Muadzam Shah 26700, Pahang, Malaysia; Institute of Energy Policy and Research (IEPRe), Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Putrajaya Campus, Jalan Ikram-Uniten, Kajang 43000, Selangor, Mal [ORCID]
Mustapa SI: College of Business Management and Accounting, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Muadzam Shah 26700, Pahang, Malaysia; Institute of Energy Policy and Research (IEPRe), Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Putrajaya Campus, Jalan Ikram-Uniten, Kajang 43000, Selangor, Mal [ORCID]
Ahmad NN: College of Business Management and Accounting, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Muadzam Shah 26700, Pahang, Malaysia; UNITEN R&D Sdn Bhd (URND), Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan Ikram-Uniten, Kajang 43000, Selangor, Malaysia
Wan Abdullah WMT: UNITEN R&D Sdn Bhd (URND), Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan Ikram-Uniten, Kajang 43000, Selangor, Malaysia; Teaching & Learning Centre (TLC), Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Putrajaya Campus, Jalan Ikram-Uniten, Kajang 43000, Selangor, Malaysia
Toolib SN: College of Business Management and Accounting, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Muadzam Shah 26700, Pahang, Malaysia; UNITEN R&D Sdn Bhd (URND), Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan Ikram-Uniten, Kajang 43000, Selangor, Malaysia
Asha’ari MJ: College of Business Management and Accounting, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Muadzam Shah 26700, Pahang, Malaysia; Institute of Energy Policy and Research (IEPRe), Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Putrajaya Campus, Jalan Ikram-Uniten, Kajang 43000, Selangor, Mal
Afsarizal HA: College of Business Management and Accounting, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Muadzam Shah 26700, Pahang, Malaysia; UNITEN R&D Sdn Bhd (URND), Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan Ikram-Uniten, Kajang 43000, Selangor, Malaysia
Wan Hanafi WN: College of Business Management and Accounting, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Muadzam Shah 26700, Pahang, Malaysia; Institute of Energy Policy and Research (IEPRe), Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Putrajaya Campus, Jalan Ikram-Uniten, Kajang 43000, Selangor, Mal [ORCID]
Ayodele BV: Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar 32610, Perak, Malaysia
Rajadurai J: College of Business Management and Accounting, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Muadzam Shah 26700, Pahang, Malaysia; Institute of Energy Policy and Research (IEPRe), Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Putrajaya Campus, Jalan Ikram-Uniten, Kajang 43000, Selangor, Mal [ORCID]
Mustapa SI: College of Business Management and Accounting, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Muadzam Shah 26700, Pahang, Malaysia; Institute of Energy Policy and Research (IEPRe), Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Putrajaya Campus, Jalan Ikram-Uniten, Kajang 43000, Selangor, Mal [ORCID]
Ahmad NN: College of Business Management and Accounting, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Muadzam Shah 26700, Pahang, Malaysia; UNITEN R&D Sdn Bhd (URND), Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan Ikram-Uniten, Kajang 43000, Selangor, Malaysia
Wan Abdullah WMT: UNITEN R&D Sdn Bhd (URND), Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan Ikram-Uniten, Kajang 43000, Selangor, Malaysia; Teaching & Learning Centre (TLC), Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Putrajaya Campus, Jalan Ikram-Uniten, Kajang 43000, Selangor, Malaysia
Toolib SN: College of Business Management and Accounting, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Muadzam Shah 26700, Pahang, Malaysia; UNITEN R&D Sdn Bhd (URND), Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan Ikram-Uniten, Kajang 43000, Selangor, Malaysia
Asha’ari MJ: College of Business Management and Accounting, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Muadzam Shah 26700, Pahang, Malaysia; Institute of Energy Policy and Research (IEPRe), Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Putrajaya Campus, Jalan Ikram-Uniten, Kajang 43000, Selangor, Mal
Afsarizal HA: College of Business Management and Accounting, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Muadzam Shah 26700, Pahang, Malaysia; UNITEN R&D Sdn Bhd (URND), Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan Ikram-Uniten, Kajang 43000, Selangor, Malaysia
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Energies
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16
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8
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3514
Year
2023
Publication Date
2023-04-18
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1996-1073
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