Briana Leone, "Do you feel like you understand how energy systems work? (i.e. your heating system, plumbing, utilities, how to conserve energy, etc.) (Q12)", contributed by Briana Leone, The Energy Rights Project, Platform for Experimental Collaborative Ethnography, last modified 14 April 2021, accessed 24 August 2024. https://energyrights.info/content/do-you-feel-you-understand-how-energy-systems-work-ie-your-heating-system-plumbing-utilities
Critical Commentary
This chart reflects answers collected from question #12, which asked: “Do you feel like you understand how energy systems work? (i.e. your heating system, plumbing, utilities, how to conserve energy, etc.)?” The 75 responses collected are subdivided into the following categories (the numbers next to the categories are the number of respondents identified and reflecting that category).
Respondent talks about utilities (gas, electric, internet): 5
Respondent states that have a basic understanding: 21
Respondent talks about energy sources (gas, oil, etc.): 6
Respondent states that they don’t know what ‘energy systems’ means: 1
Respondent describes their knowledge of energy production and distribution: 6
Simple affirmative answer: 32
Simple negative answer: 5
The data was produced by the Shifting Energy Demands in COVID-19 Survey - Overview, which was administered to 86 people over a six week period in May-June 2020. Visit the Shifting Energy Demands in COVID-19 - Survey Results page to view more data from our survey. The project is approved by Drexel’s IRB.