University campuses are one of the major consumers of electricity. Therefore, it is important to investigate factors related to electricity saving. This study aims to examine the key drivers in achieving efficient electricity management (EEM) practices in public universities.,To achieve the objective, 23 drivers of EEM practices were identified through a comprehensive literature review and an empirical questionnaire survey was performed with 1,386 electricity end-users of three public universities having staff and students’ halls of residences in Nigeria. The collected data were analyzed using the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS version 21) to identify the number of components that could represent the 23 identified drivers.,The relative importance index ranking results indicated that 18 drivers were critical. The top five most critical drivers were understanding of the issues, understanding the vision and goal of an energy management programme, knowledge and skill, risk identification and good and effective communication among relevant stakeholders. An exploratory factor analysis revealed that the underlying grouped drivers were raising awareness, top management support and robust energy management team, risk management and stakeholders’ participation. This study also indicates that the most dominant of the four underlying groups was raising awareness, which highlights the role of increasing awareness and public consciousness as a significant catalyst in promoting EEM practices in public universities.,Geographically, this study is limited to the opinion of respondents in public university campuses in Nigeria. Although this study could form the basis for future studies, its limitation must be considered carefully when interpreting and generalizing the results.,This paper has highlighted a few drivers of EEM practices in public universities. The results of this study present scientific evidence that can be used as a basis for formulating public policies that could be incorporated into the energy management regulations of university buildings. It is most important for policymakers to pay adequate attention to the most critical drivers especially those that are related to the “raising awareness” factor to promote sustainable campuses.,This study provides practical knowledge for university management to develop effective methods to implement the identified drivers of efficient and sustainable electricity management on the campus. This study also contributes to the body of knowledge in the field of energy management.

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确定尼日利亚西南部公立大学高效电力管理实践的关键驱动力

大学校园是电力的主要消耗者之一。因此，调查与节电有关的因素很重要。这项研究旨在研究在公立大学中实现有效电力管理（EEM）做法的关键驱动力。为了实现这一目标，通过全面的文献综述确定了23种EEM做法的驱动力，并对1,386处电力终端进行了实证问卷调查-三所公立大学的使用者在尼日利亚设有教职员工和学生宿舍。使用社会科学统计软件包（SPSS 21版）对收集到的数据进行分析，以确定可以代表23个已识别驱动因素的组成部分的数量。相对重要性指数排名结果表明，有18个驱动因素至关重要。最重要的五个驱动因素是对问题的理解，对能源管理计划的愿景和目标，知识和技能，风险识别以及相关利益相关者之间良好有效沟通的理解。一项探索性因素分析显示，潜在的分组驱动因素正在提高意识，高层管理人员的支持和强大的能源管理团队，风险管理以及利益相关者的参与。这项研究还表明，四个基础群体中最主要的群体是提高意识，这突出表明了提高意识和公众意识在促进公立大学EEM实践方面的重要催化剂的作用。尼日利亚公立大学校园中的受访者。尽管此研究可以作为将来研究的基础，但在解释和概括结果时必须仔细考虑其局限性。本文重点介绍了公立大学EEM实践的一些驱动因素。这项研究的结果提供了科学依据，可以作为制定公共政策的基础，该公共政策可以纳入大学建筑的能源管理法规中。对于政策制定者来说，最重要的是要特别注意最关键的驱动因素，特别是那些与“提高意识”因素有关的因素，以促进可持续校园发展。本研究为大学管理人员提供实践知识，以开发有效的方法来实施确定的驱动因素校园中有效且可持续的电力管理。