Rhoda Akua Opoku|Philip Kofi Adom
Energy literacy levels and energy investment choices of faith-based organisations in Accra Metropolitan Assembly, Ghana: Implications for energy conservation
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration|Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration
achieving energy literacy considered necessary sufficient condition ensure strict adherence energy conservationefficiency programs existing literature considered energy literacy level different endusers gap exists literature energy literacy levels faithbased organisations impact energy conservation faithbased organisations study surveyed responses church leaders connected energy decisionmaking church randomly selected 44 faithbased organisations accra metropolitan assembly ama ghana explore energy literacy levels ie multifaceted individual dimensions leaders connects energy expenditures churches influences energy appliance investment choices among faithbased organisations lighting cooling appliance churches generally found inefficient churches consider brand name appliance important factor making energy appliance investment decision findings also demonstrate generally church leaders low multifaceted energy literacy levels much promising action energy literacy mean score 66 percent finally churches energyliterate leaders experience lower risk high electricity expenditure compared compatriots energy illiterate specifically leaders action energy literacy exert statistically significant negative effect electricity expenditure churches addition churches utility committees experience lower risk higher electricity expenditure size church positively correlates electricity expenditure findings demonstrate need strengthen energy education faithbased organisations