Personnel's level of knowledge and opportunities for saving electrical energy in woodwork industries in Katsina State, Nigeria.

Abstract

The study determined the personnel's level of knowledge on electrical energy savings and potentials in woodwork Industries Katsina State, Nigeria. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The target population of the study was 1,135, stratified random sampling technique was used and the total of 408 subjects were sampled. Mean and standard deviation were used for answering the research questions. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used for testing the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that the woodwork industrial personnel's were somehow knowledgeable on electrical energy savings in woodwork industries and there is no significant difference in their mean response. The study shows that promoting awareness on electrical energy management practices, through public enlightenment campaigns, giggles, use of electrical energy efficient motor, ensured power factor correction by capacitor, development of positive behaviour among electricity users in the industries and proper motivation of employees towards energy management practices were potentials of electrical energy savings in woodwork industries and there is significance difference in their mean response. The woodwork industry owners should raise awareness through posters and ensure that their staff are well knowledgeable on electrical energy savings.