Space Heating 1 Cause Of End-Use Home Energy Consumption In USA
Space heating continued to be the top energy-consuming end use in U.S. homes in 2020 according to the. Heating homes accounted for 42% of energy consumption in the residential sector. Space heating in U.S. households cost $519 on average. Energy consumption and expenditures varied across the country, depending on the climate and energy source used.
Households in New Hampshire, one of the coldest states in the United States, spent an average of $981 on space heating. Fuel oil is the most common primary heating fuel used in New Hampshire households . In Louisiana, one of the warmest states, households spent just $244 on average to heat their homes. Electricity is used more than any other fuel as the primary heating source for households in that state .
Households that used fuel oil or kerosene as their primary space-heating fuel spent an average of $1,164 on space heating in 2020. These households spent more on space heating than homes that used propane , natural gas , or electricity as their primary space-heating fuel. Fuel oil is most likely to be used by households in cold climates that have high heating demand, leading to higher bills for those households.
Households spent an average of $91 on lighting in 2020, compared with $147 in the 2015 RECS. Households consumed an average of 654 kilowatthours in 2020, down from the estimate of 1,105 kWh reported in 2015. Households used more light-emitting diode lightbulbs in 2020 than in 2015. In 2020, 47% of households reported that they used LED bulbs for all or most of their indoor lighting, compared with only 4% of households in 2015.
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