Collocations for usage - noun

heavy, high
high energy usage

low
normal
With normal usage, the equipment should last at least five years.

increased
widespread
drug
Drug usage by teenagers has increased in recent years.

electricity, energy, fuel, power, water
computer, email, Internet, Web
cellphone (AmE), mobile-phone (BrE)
condom

increase
reduce
restrict
monitor, track
measure

go up, grow, increase
drop, go down

pattern
level, rate
data, information

usage of
Usage of computers in schools is increasing.

common, everyday, general, normal, ordinary, popular
That word is no longer in common usage.

contemporary, current, modern
a book on current English usage

actual
Actual usage of the word is different from the meaning given in the dictionary.

correct, proper
American, English, etc.
language, linguistic, word
colloquial
figurative

come into, enter
The term ‘ecotourism’ entered common usage in the 1990s.

in usage
The word has a slightly different meaning in popular usage.

pattern of usage
Dictionaries show typical patterns of usage.