Ukusetshenziswa kukagesi ezindlini kuye kwanda ngokuqhubekayo emhlabeni wonke njengoba izindlu zanamuhla ziya ngokuya zithembela emishinini kanye nezinhlelo ezinamandla ukuze kutholakale ukunethezeka, ukusebenza kahle, kanye nokukhiqiza. Kusukela ekufudumezeni nasekupholiseni kuya ekuzijabuliseni nasekuxhumaneni, indlu evamile manje isebenzisa ugesi omningi kunangaphambili, okwenza ukuphathwa kwamandla kube yinto ebalulekile kubanikazi bezindlu yonke indawo. Ukuqonda indlela yokuqapha nokulawula lokhu kusetshenziswa akusizi nje kuphela emvelweni kodwa kubalulekile futhi ekwehliseni izindleko zanyanga zonke kanye nokuthuthukisa ukuzinza kwezezimali esikhathini eside. Abanikazi bezindlu abaningi bayamangala lapho bethola ukuthi izinguquko ezincane ekuziphatheni nakwezobuchwepheshe zingaholela ekongeni okukhulu emalini yabo yanyanga zonke kagesi wasendlini, ngokuvamile ngaphandle kokulahlekelwa ukunethezeka noma indlela yokuphila. Lesi sihloko sihlola izici eziyinhloko ezinomthelela ekusetshenzisweni kukagesi wasendlini futhi sethula izixazululo ezihlakaniphile ezingakusiza ukuthi ulawule ukusetshenziswa kwakho kwamandla ngendlela esebenzayo neqhubekayo. Ku-lifei, sizibophezele ekuhlinzekeni ngemikhiqizo emisha kanye nokuqondisa okunolwazi ukuze ikhaya lakho likwazi ukonga amandla futhi libe nezindleko eziphansi, likusize ukuthi uthole ukonga okuhlala njalo nokuthula kwengqondo. Ukuze uthole ulwazi olwengeziwe ngayo yonke imikhiqizo yethu, vakashela i-Ikhaya ikhasi lokuthola umbono jikelele wezixazululo zethu zamandla ahlakaniphile.

Ukusetshenziswa kukagesi emndenini ojwayelekile kuhluka kakhulu kuye ngezinto ezimbalwa ezibalulekile okufanele wonke umnikazi wendlu aziqonde ngaphambi kokuzama ukunciphisa umkhondo wawo wamandla. Izinhlelo zokufudumeza, zokungenisa umoya omusha, kanye nezokupholisa ngokuvamile zithatha ingxenye enkulu yokusetshenziswa kwamandla, ngokuvamile zimele cishe ingxenye yonke yokusetshenziswa kukagesi endlini unyaka wonke. Izibani, izinto zikagesi, kanye nemishini ye-elekthronikhi zilandela eduze, lapho izinhlobo ezindala zisebenzisa amandla amaningi kakhulu kunezinhlobo zanamuhla ezigcina amandla ezitholakala emakethe. Ukusetshenziswa kukagesi nsuku zonke endlini ejwayelekile kungasukela ku-20 kuye ku-50 kilowatt-amahora, kuye ngobukhulu bendlu, isimo sezulu sendawo, kanye nenani labantu abahlala phansi kophahla olulodwa. Ukuhluka kwezifunda nakho kudlala indima enkulu, njengoba izindlu ezisezindaweni ezinesimo sezulu esibi zidinga amandla amaningi kakhulu ukufudumeza noma ukupholisa ngezikhathi eziphakeme. Ukwengeza, izikhathi eziphakeme zesidingo, njengezintambama zasehlobo ezishisayo lapho ama-air conditioner esebenza ngamandla aphelele, zibeka ingcindezi kugesi futhi ngokuvamile ziholela emazingeni aphezulu kubathengi abasebenzisa ugesi ngalezo zikhathi. Ukuqonda amaphethini akho okusebenzisa ngamathuluzi okulandelela yisinyathelo sokuqala futhi esibaluleke kakhulu ekongeni amandla okunengqondo nokuhlala isikhathi eside.

Enye into ebalulekile kagesi wasendlini yisimo nokuhlelwa kwengqalasizinda kagesi yasekhaya, lapho abaninimizi abaningi beyishaya indiva lapho bezama ukunciphisa izindleko. I-house electric board wiring kumele iklanywe kahle, ibe ne-grounding, futhi igcinwe ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuphepha nokusebenza kahle kuyo yonke isistimu kagesi. Izintambo eziphelelwe yisikhathi noma ezinamaphutha zingaholela ekulahlekelweni kwamandla, ukwehla kwamandla kagesi (voltage drops), ngisho nezingozi ezinzima zokuphepha njengama-short circuits noma imililo kagesi ebeka umndeni wakho engozini. Ngokufanayo, amazinga kagesi asendlini (household voltage levels) kumele azinzile futhi abe phakathi kwebanga elijwayelekile ukuze avikele izinto zikagesi ezibucayi futhi athuthukise ukusebenza kwemishini ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Abaninimizi abaningi bayayishaya indiva lezi zinto eziyisisekelo lapho bezama ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwamandla, kodwa ukubhekana nempilo eyisisekelo yesistimu kagesi kubalulekile ukuze kutholwe imiphumela engcono kakhulu kunoma yikuphi ukuthuthukiswa kokusebenza kahle. Ngokuhlanganisa ukuqonda okuphelele kwesistimu kagesi yasekhaya namathuluzi esimanje okuphatha amandla, ungakha isu eliphelele lokunciphisa ukumosheka nokwehlisa izindleko ngempumelelo. Vakashela i-DELIXI Electric ikhasi lokuhlola izingxenye zikagesi ezisezingeni eliphezulu ezisekela izinhlelo zamandla zasekhaya eziphephile nezisebenza kahle.

I-lifei inikeza isethi ephelele yemikhiqizo nezinsizakalo eklanyelwe ukubhekana nayo yonke imikhakha emikhulu yokusetshenziswa kukagesi emakhaya, inikeze abanikazi bezindlu izixazululo ezingokoqobo eziletha imiphumela yangempela. Ekuthuthukiseni i-HVAC, ama-thermostat ethu ahlakaniphile afunda isimiso sakho nezintandokazi zakho ngokuzenzakalelayo, elungisa amazinga okushisa ukuze kuncishiswe ukusetshenziswa kwamandla ngaphandle kokudela ukunethezeka kunoma yisiphi isikhathi sonyaka. Le mishini ingalawulwa ukude nge-smartphone, ikuvumela ukuthi wenze izinguquko noma ngabe ukude nekhaya eholidini noma emsebenzini emini. Emkhakheni wokukhanyisa, sihlinzeka ngama-LED bulb asezingeni eliphezulu kanye nezinhlelo zokulawula ukukhanya ezizenzakalelayo ezinciphisa ukusetshenziswa kukagesi ngama-80% uma kuqhathaniswa nama-incandescent bulb endabuko amosha amandla njengokushisa. Izinzwa zokunyakaza nezibali-zikhathi ziqinisekisa ukuthi izibani zivuleka kuphela lapho zidingeka, kuncishiswe futhi ukumosha emaphaseji, ezindlini zangasese, nasezindaweni ezingaphandle. Izinto zethu zikagesi ezingonga amandla, ezihlanganisa iziqandisi, imishini yokuwasha, nezitsha zokugeza izitsha, ziza namandla okugada angakhelwe angalandelela ukusetshenziswa kukagesi ngesikhathi sangempela futhi anikeze imininingwane esebenzisekayo. Le datha ikusiza ukuthi uhlonze ukuthi yiziphi izinto zikagesi ezinyusa isikweletu sikagesi sakho sasendlini futhi ulungise ukusetshenziswa kwakho ngokufanele ukuze wandise ukonga inyanga nenyanga. Ekugcineni, i-lifei inikeza izixazululo zokugcina amandla ebhethri ekhaya kanye nezinketho zokuhlanganisa amandla elanga ezikuvumela ukuthi ugcine amandla engeziwe akhiqizwa emini ukuze uwasebenzise ngezikhathi eziphakeme zakusihlwa noma ngesikhathi sokuphazamiseka kukagesi lapho uwadinga kakhulu. Ukuze uthole okwengeziwe mayelana neminikelo yethu yamandla avuselelekayo, bheka i-Amandla amasha ikhasi lezixazululo zamandla elanga namabhethri.

Ngaphezu kwemikhiqizo ngamunye, i-lifei igxile ekuhlanganiseni lobu buchwepheshe bube yisimiso esisodwa se-smart home esisebenza ndawonye ngokushelela ukuze kutholakale ukusebenza okuhle kakhulu. Ithimba lethu lihlola ukuhlelwa kukagesi okuyingqayizivele kwekhaya lakho, okuhlanganisa nokufakwa kwebhodi kagesi yendlu kanye nezidingo zamandla kagesi asendlini, ukuze lincome inhlanganisela yezixazululo ephumelela kakhulu esimweni sakho esithile. Siyaqonda ukuthi ikhaya ngalinye lihlukile ngobukhulu, ukuhlelwa, kanye nokuhlala kwabantu, futhi indlela eyodwa efanele wonke umuntu ayivamisile ukuletha imiphumela emihle yokonga amandla. Ngokwenza iminikelo yethu ivumelane nezidingo zakho ezithile, sikusiza ukuthi uthole ukusebenza kahle okukhulu kanye nokonga izindleko okukhula kakhulu ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Noma ngabe ufuna ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kukagesi kwansuku zonke noma ufuna nje ukulawula kakhudlwana izindleko zakho zamandla, i-lifei inobuchwepheshe nemikhiqizo yokukwenza lokho ngokushelela nangokuthembekile. Indlela yethu ehlanganisiwe iqinisekisa ukuthi zonke izingxenye ziyaxhumana, zakha uhlelo oluhambisanayo olubikezela izidingo zakho futhi luzilungise ngokuzenzakalelayo ukuze londle amandla ngaphandle kokudinga ukungenelela kwakho njalo.

Uma ukhetha i-Lifei ukuze uphathe izidingo zakho zikagesi wasekhaya, uthola izinzuzo eziningi ezisihlukanisa nabanye abahlinzeki emakethe yamandla ahlakaniphile namuhla. Uhlelo lwethu oluthuthukisiwe lokulandelela amandla ngesikhathi sangempela olusemakhalekhukhwini lunikeza ukubona okungakaze kubonwe emaphethini okusetshenziswa kwamandla ekhaya lakho, okukuvumela ukuthi ubone kahle ukuthi ugesi wakho uya kuphi noma yinini. Ungaqapha ukusetshenziswa kwemishini ngayinye, ubeke imigomo yokonga amandla, futhi uthole izaziso lapho ukusetshenziswa kudlula imingcele obekwe ngaphambili oyibekile ngokusekelwe esabelomali sakho. Leli zinga lemininingwane likunika amandla okwenza izinqumo ezinolwazi ezithinta ngqo isikweletu sikagesi wasekhaya lakho, kuguqule idatha ibe ukonga okusebenzayo njalo ngenyanga. Siphinde sakhe izinhlelo zokonga amandla ezenziwe ngokwezidingo zakho zokusebenza, siqinisekisa ukuthi izincomo esizihlinzekayo ziyasebenza, zingokoqobo, futhi ziyasebenza esimweni sakho esithile nendlela yakho yokuphila.

Yonke imikhiqizo ye-lifei ikhiqizwa ngezinga eliphezulu kakhulu futhi iza nezibambiso eziphelele ukuze uthole ukuthula kwengqondo, ivikela utshalomali lwakho eminyakeni ezayo. Ithimba lethu elingochwepheshe lokufaka liqinisekisa ukuthi umshini ngamunye umiswa kahle futhi uhlanganiswa ngaphandle kwezinkinga nengqalasizinda yakho kagesi ekhona, okuhlanganisa nentambo kagesi yendlu yakho kanye nenethiwekhi yasekhaya. Uma kwenzeka udinga usizo, ithimba lethu lokusekela amakhasimende elisebenza 24/7 lilungele ukusiza ngemibuzo, ukuxazulula izinkinga, noma izinkinga zobuchwepheshe ezingavela ngemva kokufakwa. Imiphumela iyazikhulumela: amakhasimende ethu athola isilinganiso sokonga u-20-30% ezikweletini zawo zikagesi ngemva kokusebenzisa izixazululo zethu, futhi abaningi babona ukwehla okukhulu ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Lo mlando oqinisekisiwe ukhombisa ukuzibophezela kwethu ekuletheni inani elingokoqobo nelilinganisekayo kumnikazi ngamunye wezindlu esimkhonzayo ezifundeni ezahlukene nezinhlobo zezindlu. Ngokubambisana ne-lifei, utshala imali kubuchwepheshe obuthembekile nokusekelwa okuchwepheshile okuyoqhubeka nokonga imali nokuthuthukisa ukusebenza kahle kwekhaya lakho iminyaka eminingi ezayo. Hlala unolwazi ngezinto ezintsha zethu zakamuva nezindaba zenkampani ngokuvakashela i-Izindaba isigaba njalo.

Ukuqala nge-lifei kuyinqubo elula eklanyelwe ukunciphisa ukuphazamiseka emsebenzini wakho wansuku zonke ngenkathi kukhulisa ukonga kwamandla ongakuthola kusukela ekuqaleni. Isinyathelo sokuqala ukuhlolwa kwamandla kwamahhala ekhaya, lapho ochwepheshe bethu behlola khona izindlela zakho zamanje zokusebenzisa ugesi, bahlole izintambo zebhodi likagesi lendlu yakho, futhi bahlole isimo sonkana sohlelo lwakho lukagesi kusukela epaneli kuya kuma-outlets. Lokhu kuhlola kunikeza ukuqonda okuyisisekelo kokusetshenziswa kukagesi okuvamile ekhaya lakho futhi kukhombe amathuba amahle kakhulu okuthuthukiswa ngokusekelwe ezicini eziyingqayizivele zekhaya lakho. Ngokusekelwe emiphumeleni yokuhlola, sihlela isixazululo esiqondene nawe esibhekana nezidingo nezinhloso ezithile zekhaya lakho, okuhlanganisa imikhiqizo enconywayo, izikhathi zokufaka, kanye nokonga kwezindleko okulindelekile ongakubona.

Uma uhlelo seluqediwe futhi ulugunyaza, ithimba lethu elichwepheshile lokufaka linakekela zonke izici zokumisa nokuhlela ngokuphazamisa okuncane ekhaya lakho nasemisebenzini yakho yansuku zonke. Siqinisekisa ukuthi ingxenye ngayinye ihlanganiswe kahle nezinhlelo zakho ezikhona nokuthi uyayiqonda indlela yokusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe obusha ngempumelelo ngokuqeqeshwa okusebenzayo nemihlahlandlela yabasebenzisi. Ngemva kokufaka, sihlinzeka ngezinsizakalo eziqhubekayo zokuqapha nokuthuthukisa ukuze silandele inkambo yakho futhi senze izinguquko njengoba kudingeka ngokusekelwe emininingwaneni yangempela kanye nezinguquko zezinkathi. Lokhu kusekelwa okuqhubekayo kuqinisekisa ukuthi uhlala uthola ukusebenza okuhle kakhulu okungenzeka ohlelweni lwakho lokulawula amandla njengoba izidingo zakho zishintsha ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Kuyo yonke inqubo, ithimba lethu lihlala likhona ukuphendula imibuzo nokuhlinzeka ngesiqondiso, okwenza ukushintshela ekuphathweni kukagesi wasekhaya okuhlakaniphile kube bushelelezi, kulula, futhi kuzuze wonke umnikazi wekhaya esisebenza naye.

Enye yamakhasimende ethu ahlala ezindaweni zokuhlala, umndeni onabantu abane ohlala endlini engama-2,500-square-foot endaweni enobusika obushisayo nobusika obubandayo, ubenezinkinga zezindleko eziphakeme zikagesi ezazihlala zingaphezu kuka-300 dollar ngenyanga ngaphandle kwencazelo ecacile. Ngemuva kokuhlolwa okuphelele kwamandla kanye nokufakwa kwama-thermostat ahlakaniphile e-lifei, izibani ze-LED ezinokulawula okuzenzakalelayo, kanye nohlelo lokugcina amandla ebhethri ekhaya, ukusetshenziswa kwabo kagesi endlini kwehle ngama-28% ezinyangeni ezintathu zokuqala zokusebenzisa uhlelo. Izindleko zikagesi endlini yabo zehle ngokufanele, okubonga imali engaphezu kuka-1,000 dollar ngonyaka ngenkathi kuthuthukisa ukunethezeka kwabo nokulawula indawo yabo yasekhaya. Umndeni ubuye wabika ukuthi uzizwa unethezekile ekhaya, njengoba i-thermostat ehlakaniphile igcina amazinga okushisa angaguquki usuku lonke ngaphandle kokudinga ukulungiswa ngesandla ngamalungu omndeni.

Enye indaba yempumelelo ivela kumuntu osewathatha umhlalaphansi ohlala yedwa endlini encane owayekhathazekile ngezindleko ezikhulayo zamandla emalini engenayo engaguquki futhi efuna isixazululo esithembekile. Ngokushintsha izinto zikagesi eziphelelwe yisikhathi ngemodeli ezonga amandla ze-Lifei kanye nokufaka ama-plug ahlakaniphile ukuze kuqedwe imithwalo engabonakali evela kuma-electronics nezishaja, umnikazi wendlu wehlisa ukusetshenziswa kukagesi nsuku zonke ukusuka kuma-18 kilowatt-hour kuya kwangu-12 kilowatt-hour ngokungaguquki. Imali eyatshalwa ekuqaleni yabuyiselwa phakathi neminyaka emibili ngezindleko eziphansi zokusebenzisa izinto, ngemva kwalokho ukonga kwaba yinzuzo yemali emsulwa kumnikazi wendlu. Ubufakazi obuvela kumakhasimende anelisekile buhlala bugqamisa hhayi nje ukonga imali kodwa nokuthula kwengqondo okuvela ekwazini ukuthi ikhaya labo lisebenza kahle futhi liphephile ngaphandle kokunakwa njalo. Lezi zibonelo zangempela zibonisa ukuthi intuthuko enkulu ingafinyeleleka emakhaya azo zonke izinhlobo nezabelomali, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uqala kuphi noma amazinga akho amanje okusebenzisa amandla.

Ukuphatha ugesi wasekhaya ngempumelelo kungenye yezindlela ezihlakaniphile ongazitshala kuzo ekhaya lakho, esabelweni sakho semali, kanye nasemvelweni ngesikhathi esisodwa. Ngokuqonda ukusetshenziswa kukagesi wasekhaya okuvamile, ukubhekana nesimo sezintambo zikagesi zendlu yakho kanye ne-voltage yasekhaya, kanye nokusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe besimanje bokonga ugesi, ungakwazi ukwehlisa kakhulu isikweletu sikagesi wasekhaya ngenkathi uthola ukunethezeka nokulawula okungcono. I-lifei inikezela ngemikhiqizo, ubuchwepheshe, kanye nokusekelwa okuqhubekayo okudingayo ukuze lolu shintsho lube bushelelezi, luthengeke, futhi lusebenze kusukela osukwini lokuqala. Siyakumema ukuthi usithinte namuhla ukuze uthole ukubonisana kwamahhala kanye nokuhlolwa kwamandla asekhaya ukuze uthole ukuthi ungonga malini ngezixazululo zethu ezenzelwe wena. Vakashela iwebhusayithi yethu ukuze ubuke uhlu lwemikhiqizo yethu futhi usebenzise amathuba akhethekile atholakala kumakhasimende amasha alungele ukulawula ikusasa lawo lamandla. Qala uhambo lwakho oluya ekuphatheni ugesi wasekhaya ngobuhlakani nangempumelelo ne-lifei namuhla futhi uzwe umehluko izixazululo zamandla eziqeqeshiwe neziyinhlangano ezingawenza empilweni yakho yansuku zonke.

Ukusetshenziswa kukagesi okuphakathi emndenini e-United States kungaba ngu-10,800 kilowatt-amahora ngonyaka, okuhumusha cishe amakhilowathi angu-30 ngosuku endlini evamile. Nokho, le nombolo iyahluka kakhulu ngokuya ngezinto ezifana nosayizi wendlu, isimo sezulu, inani labahlali, kanye nezinhlobo zemishini nezinhlelo ezifakwe endlini. Izindlu ezinokushisisa noma ukupholisa ngogesi zivame ukusebenzisa amandla amaningi, kuyilapho izindlu ezigcina amandla ezinemishini yesimanje zingasebenzisa amandla amancane kakhulu kunalesilinganiso sikazwelonke.

Kune izindlela eziningi ezingabizi noma ezingabizi kakhulu zokwehlisa isikweletu sikagesi wasekhaya kusukela namuhla ngaphandle kokuthenga okukhulu. Qala ngokulungisa i-thermostat yakho ngamadigri ambalwa uma ulele noma ungekho ekhaya ukuze unciphise umsebenzi we-HVAC kakhulu. Khipha ama-electronics nezinto zikagesi emithonjeni uma zingasetshenziswa ukuze uqede imithwalo engabonakali edla amandla ngokuthula ubusuku nemini. Sebenzisa ukukhanya kwemvelo emini esikhundleni sokukhanya okwenziwa, bese ushintshela kuma-LED bulb uma ungakaze wenze kanjalo. Sebenzisa izitsha zokugeza izitsha nemishini yokuwasha kuphela uma igcwele, futhi usebenzise amanzi abandayo lapho kungenzeka ukunciphisa amandla okushisisa. Ukuvala ukuvuza emafasiteleni naseminyango nakho kunciphisa umsebenzi wesistimu yakho ye-HVAC, kwehlise ngqo ukusetshenziswa kukagesi unyaka wonke.

I-voltage ejwayelekile yasekhaya emakhaya amaningi emhlabeni wonke ingu-120 volts, evamile eNyakatho Melika, noma u-230 volts, evamile eYurophu, e-Asia, nakwezinye izifunda zomhlaba. E-United States, izinga elijwayelekile lingu-120 volts ezindaweni zokuxhuma ezijwayelekile nakumasekhethi okukhanyisa, kuthi u-240 volts usetshenziselwe izinto ezinkulu ezifana nezomisi zikagesi, ama-oven, nezinhlelo zomoya opholile. Kubalulekile ukwazi i-voltage yekhaya lakho ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi noma yimaphi amadivayisi kagesi noma izixazululo zokuphatha amandla ozithengayo ziyasebenza kahle nohlelo lwakho lukagesi olukhona ukuze zisebenze ngokuphepha nangempumelelo.

Ukufakwa kwezintambo zikagesi endlini ngendlela efanele kubalulekile ekusebenzeni kahle kwamandla, ngoba izintambo eziphelelwe yisikhathi, ezingancane, noma ezonakele zingabangela ukulahleka kwamandla ngendlela yokushisa, okumosha ugesi futhi kwenyuse izikweletu zakho. Izintambo ezingalungile nazo zingaholela ekwehleni kwamandla kagesi (voltage drops), okuphoqa izinto zikagesi ukuthi zisebenze kanzima futhi zisebenzise ugesi omningi ukuze zenze imisebenzi efanayo naleyo ebingayenza uma kungamandla azinzile. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izintambo ezinamaphutha zibangela ubungozi obukhulu bokuphepha, okuhlanganisa namathuba omlilo kagesi noma ukushaqeka. Ukuqinisekisa ukuthi iphaneli yakho kagesi nezintambo zisesimweni esihle yisinyathelo sokuqala esiyisisekelo kunoma yiluphi uhlelo lokuthuthukisa amandla ekhaya.

Umuzi ojwayelekile womndeni usebenzisa phakathi kuka-20 no-50 kilowatt-amahora kagesi ngosuku, kuye ngezinto ezishiwo ngenhla ezinjengobukhulu bendlu nezimo zezulu. Umndeni onabantu abane endlini enobukhulu obumaphakathi nezinto ezijwayelekile zikagesi ungase asebenzise cishe ama-30 kilowatt-amahora nsuku zonke, kuyilapho izindlu ezinkulu ezinemishini eminingi kagesi nezidingo zokufudumeza nokupholisa zingasebenzisa kakhulu. Ngokulandelela ukusetshenziswa kwakho ngenkambiso yokuqapha efana naleyo enikezwa yi-lifei, ungakwazi ukubona amaphethini futhi uqondise izindawo ezithile zokunciphisa, njengokulungisa amashejuli okufudumeza nokupholisa noma ukuthuthukisa izinto ezindala zikagesi zibe yizimanje.

Amaphaneli elanga angakwehlisa kakhulu noma aqede ngokuphelele izindleko zikagesi wasekhaya, kuye ngobukhulu bamaphaneli akho elanga, izimo zesimo sezulu sendawo yakho, kanye namaphethini okusebenzisa ugesi ekhaya lakho. Ezimweni eziningi, abanikazi bezindlu abanamaphaneli elanga bakhiqiza ugesi owanele ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zabo, futhi bangase bathole nezikweletu enkampanini kagesi ngenxa yamandla engeziwe abawathumela emuva kugridi ngezinhlelo zokulinganisa nge-net metering. Nokho, ukufeza ukuqedwa okuphelele kudinga ukulinganisa ngokucophelela usayizi wesistimu futhi ngokuvamile kudinga isixazululo sokugcina amandla ebhethri ukuze kusetshenziswe amandla elanga ngezikhathi ezingenamibala, njengasebusuku noma ngezinsuku ezinamafu lapho ukukhiqiza kuphansi.

Ama-thermostat ahlakaniphile anciphisa ukusetshenziswa kukagesi endlini ngokufunda izinto ozenza nsuku zonke futhi azilungisele ngokuzenzakalelayo amazinga okushisa ukuze agweme ukushisisa noma ukupholisa indlu engenamuntu lapho kungekho muntu ozozuza khona. Akukuvumela ukuthi uhlele izikhathi, ulawule isimo sezulu ukude usebenzisa izinhlelo zokusebenza zomakhalekhukhwini noma kuphi, futhi anikeze imibiko enemininingwane yokusetshenziswa kwamandla ekutshela kahle ukuthi uhlelo lwakho lwe-HVAC lusebenza kanjani. Ngokuthuthukisa ukusebenza kwe-HVAC ngokusekelwe ezimweni zangempela nokuba khona kwabantu, ama-thermostat ahlakaniphile ngokuvamile asindisa abanikazi bezindlu u-10-15% ezindlekweni zokushisisa nokupholisa, okuyingxenye enkulu yesikweletu sikagesi esijwayelekile sasendlini unyaka wonke.

Uma khetha izinto zikagesi ezigcina amandla, bheka ilebula ye-Energy Star, ekhombisa ukuthi umkhiqizo uhlangabezana nemihlahlandlela eqinile yokonga amandla ebekwe izinhlangano zezemvelo futhi ihlolwe ngokuzimela. Qhathanisa ukusetshenziswa kukagesi okulinganiselwa unyaka okubhalwe elebuleni yomkhiqizo ukuze ubone ukuthi imodeli ngayinye isebenzisa ugesi ongakanani ngaphansi kwezimo ezijwayelekile zokusebenza. Cabanga ngezinto zikagesi ezinezici ezithuthukile ezifana nobuchwepheshe be-inverter kumafriji namaphampu okushisa kuma-dryer, njengoba lezi zisebenzisa ugesi omncane kakhulu kunamamodeli avamile ngaphandle kokulahlekelwa ukusebenza kahle. Futhi, hlola izici ezihlakaniphile ezivumela ukuqapha nokulawula, okukuvumela ukuthi ulandelele futhi uphethe ukusetshenziswa kwakho ngempumelelo ngocingo lwakho noma ngohlelo lokuzenzakalela ekhaya.

Ukugcina amandla ebhethri ekhaya kuyinto efanele ukutshalwa kwezimali, ikakhulukazi kubanikazi bezindlu abanama-paneli elanga noma abahlala ezindaweni ezinamanani kagesi asebenza ngesikhathi athatha imali eningi ngezikhathi eziphakeme. Amabhethri akukuvumela ukuthi ugcine amandla elanga engeziwe akhiqizwa emini ukuze uwasebenzise ngezikhathi zobusuku eziphakeme lapho ugesi ubiza kakhulu kugridi. Futhi ahlinzeka ngamandla okusekela ngesikhathi sokucisha kukagesi, engeza ukuqina ekhaya lakho futhi avikele umndeni wako ekuphazamisekeni kukagesi. Nakuba izindleko zokuqala zingaba nkulu, ukwehla kwamanani amabhethri kanye nezikhuthazo ezikhona zentela kwenza lobu buchwepheshe butholakale futhi buhehe kwezimali kubanikazi bezindlu abaningi minyaka yonke.

Ukuqala nge-lifei kulula futhi kuqala ngokuvakashela iwebhusayithi yethu noma ngocingo ukuze uhlele ukuhlolwa kwamandla kwasekhaya kwamahhala ngesikhathi esikufanele. Ithimba lethu lizokuhola kuzo zonke izinyathelo, kusukela ekuhloleni kokuqala kuya ekufakweni nasekusekeleni okuqhubekayo, liqinisekisa ukuthi uthola okuningi ekutshalweni kwakho emalini kubuchwepheshe bamandla ahlakaniphile. Ungabheka ikhathalogi yethu ephelele yemikhiqizo, ufunde izibuyekezo zamakhasimende, futhi ufunde mayelana neminikelo ekhethekile yamanje ngokuvakashela i-Ikhaya ikhasi eliku-inthanethi. Thatha isinyathelo sokuqala esibheke ezikweletini zamandla eziphansi, ukunethezeka okukhulu ekhaya, kanye nohlelo lokuphatha ugesi wasekhaya oluqhubekayo ngokuthinta u-lifei namuhla ukuze uthole ukubonisana kwakho nokuqokwa kokuhlola.