Small Devices, Big Loads

摘要

Historically, major end uses such as space heating, water heating, space cooling, and lighting have dominated residential energy consumption. Over the past several decades, a range of electric products, including new electric products, have proliferated in homes. Collectively, the energy consumed by these products, referred to as miscellaneous electric loads (MELs), has become a significant end use since first coming to the attention of energy researchers in the late 1980s.