[Greenbuilding] "Average" cost of household energy

[Jason Holstine]

On a national level it would be practically irrelevant‹too many climate
zones (there are probably 20M households without any mechanical heating
(that¹s not a fireplace)) and too many region-based energy sources
(hydroelectric in the pacific northwest, coal in the midwest, oil in the NE,
etc)

EIA should have data broken down by region. Or check the website for your
grid operator.


On 2/11/11 12:54 PM, "Dan Antonioli" <dantonioli at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Wow, that's quite a website! It's a bit cumbersome to read though....I've
> looked at some of the tables re: average annual energy usage and would have to
> study to make sure I'm interpreting the numbers correctly.
> 
> So let me ask a simpler question: is there a national average cost for energy
> usage, per person. On the average, each person can be expected to pay a
> certain amount for energy.
> 
> Dan Antonioli
> 
> 
> On Feb 11, 2011, at 8:24 AM, John Straube wrote:
> 
>> > Google "US EIA RECS" for the most definitive survey of energy use I know of
>> for the US.  
>> > Lots of interesting info in the many pages of tables
>> > 
>> > On 2011-02-11, at 11:22 AM, Dan Antonioli wrote:
>> > 
>>> >> Is there any website/organization that provides basic data on what
>>> typical household energy usage and cost are? I live in an energy efficient
>>> house where energy costs are low, but during the winter folks who live here
>>> will sometimes question the higher cost of energy use and why we use more.
>>> >> 
>>> >> Sometimes the question of energy usage translates into a belief that
>>> there's something wrong with the house! And I want to put together some
>>> basic data so that housemates can understand energy usage and why our house
>>> is cheaper than most. Even energy efficient homes use more energy in the
>>> winter and, hence, have higher utility costs.
>>> >> 
>>> >> Dan Antonioli
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>> > Dr John Straube, P.Eng.
>> > Associate Professor
>> > University of Waterloo
>> > Dept of Civil Eng. & School of Architecture
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>> > 
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