The phrase "a decrease in energy consumption" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing trends, policies, or changes related to how much energy is being used, often in the context of environmental or economic discussions.
Example: "The new regulations have led to a significant decrease in energy consumption across the industry."
Alternatives: "a reduction in energy use" or "a drop in energy consumption."
Normalizing kWh consumption for weather, we observed a decrease in energy consumption of more than 15% in student homes and more than 30% at the focal school.
The results show that district heating could contribute to a decrease in energy consumption for building heating by about 60% with 15% lower heating cost compared with the current, implemented heat strategy.
This was down to a decrease in energy consumption of oil and gas, with a 4% decline in road transport.
If wave formation would be obtained by intermittent reduction of the pumps delivery rate, a decrease in energy consumption might be achieved.
In the application layer, the development of mobile applications and usage of web services and real-time applications can contribute to a decrease in energy consumption.
This will need to include a radical decrease in energy consumption, a rapid shift from fossil fuels to renewables, and fundamental transformations in lifestyles to bring down CO2 emissions.
Hence, green roof causes a sufficient decrease in energy consumption and consequently in the related energy costs.
Perhaps the most significant intervention was the installation of 1,600 micro-photovoltaics (PVs) in low-income neighborhoods, which led to a substantial decrease in energy consumption and associated costs upon the launch of the program.
The optimised positions of the first two trees have a paramount effect on energy consumption reduction, above 20% in both models, while there is a sharp decrease in energy consumption reduction between 2-trees configurations and 3-trees configurations.
Process optimization lead to a 5-fold decrease in energy consumption as compared to the commercially available reactors, thereby making the process attractive for field applications.
In regions without a substantial heating demand an increase in total building energy consumption was found, and when a substantial heating load was present a slight increase or decrease in energy consumption was observed.
