How The Average American Uses Energy
&
How much Fuel is used to light a 100 watt bulb
for a whole year...

Energy Consumption Stats:

Total world energy in 2004 came from the following sources:

• • geothermal, solar, wind, and wood energy make up 1%
• • nuclear 6%
  
• • hydroelectric 6%
  
• • coal 26%
  
• • gas 23%
  
• • oil 38%
  
• • solar photovoltaic .04%
  
• • biofuels .2%
  
• • geothermal .2%
  
• • wind .3%
  
• • solar heat .5%
  
  

The U.S. uses 100 quadrillion BTUs (105 exajoules) per year, 3x its consumption in 1950.
Energy consumption has increased at a faster rate than energy production, so the difference is met through imports.

• • 37.14% of the US energy comes from petroleum
• • 22.42% from coal
  
• • 23.84% from natural gas
  
• • 8.46% nuclear
  
• • 7.30% renewable (mainly hydroelectric dams)
  
  
  

Electricity:

Average energy consumption per year per US person: 335.9 million BTUs
World per person average: 72.4 million BTUs

• • 48.2% of US electricity comes from coal
• • 19.6% comes from nuclear
• • 3.7% comes from solar, wind, and geothermal
• • 21.4% comes from natural gas
• • 1.1% comes from oil
• • 6% comes from hydroelectric
  
  

At Home:

• • 41% of energy is used for space heating
  
• • 20% for water heating
  
• • 26% for lighting and appliances
  
• • 8% for air conditioning
  
• • 5% for refridgeration
  
  

Emissions from Electric Utilities:

• • Sulfur dioxide SO2 – 7,830 thousand metric tons
  
• • Nitrogen Oxides NOx –  3,330 thousand metric tons
  
• • Carbo Dioxide CO2 – 2,477,213 thousand metric tons
  
  
  

Single Family Dwellings: 

For Heating:

• • 56% use natural gas
• • 26% use electricity
  
• • 7% use fuel oil
  
• • 6% use liquefied petroleum gases
  
• • 1% use kerosene
  
  

For Appliances:

• • 95% have a clothes washer
  
• • 92% have a clothes dryer
  
• • 74% have a personal computer
  
• • 84% have AC
  
  

Gasoline Stats:

• • A little over a gallon of gasoline per day per person is used in America
  
• • Average American drives a little over 12,000 miles per year
  
• • Average MPG in America is 19.8

Sources: www.bts.gov  www.eia.doe.gov

Visual Economics: www.visualeconomics.com


--------------------

How much Fuel is used to light a 100 watt bulb

for a whole year - 24 hours a day (that's a total of 8760 hours)

so .1KW x 8760= 876Kwh.

For closeups see below...












Source: www.awesome.good.is


A collaboration between GOOD and Column Five.









 

Write a comment

• Required fields are marked with *.

Name:
Email:
Subject:
Comment: *

Help prevent spam - enter security code above: