Electrical Energy Saving Behavior of Organizations The Time of Use (TOU) Rate in Southern Region

Abstract

This research aimed to study the energy saving behavior of the electric consumer organizations in the TOU rate category in Wiang Sa District, Surat Thani Province. This research focused on the relationship of organisational factors, perceived factor of energy saving, and classification factors according to electricity consumption with the energy saving behavior of the TOU rate electric power organization. There were 51 sample groups for this type of electricity user organization in Wiang Sa District, Surat Thani Province. Data were collected using questionnaires and analysed with descriptive statistics and Chi-square.

The results showed that: 1) Organizational Factors were type of electricity, type of activity and qualifications of energy responsible person including education level, subject field, trained and have trained and works in energy conservation and hours of operation per day; 2) Factors for perceived energy saving; and 3) Factors classified by electricity usage where there was a relationship with the energy consumption behavior in the energy saving of the TOU rate electrician organization with statistical significance at the 0.05 level. The policy of electric power to create an organisational culture of energy saving focused on the proper use of electrical energy. The studying of rate at the time of use also helped to reduce the per-unit electric current, which benefited from TOU rate electricity usage and helped to increase the business competitiveness of the organisation.