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Electricity

Average Electricity Usage

According to the Energy Information Administration, in 2019, the average annual electricity consumption for a U.S. residential utility customer was 10,649 kWh, an average of about 877 kWh per month.

Alternative choices

If you would like to find out about alternative energy choices, why not visit the American Coalition Of Competitive Energy Suppliers website to see if renewables are available where you live.

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Renewables
Natural Gas

Average Natural Gas Usage

Average gas usage varies from country to country, and even in one country will vary enormously from season to season.

For the US, according to data available from the Energy Information Administration, in 2019 the average home in the United States used approximately 20,000 kWh of natural gas per year.

Renewables
Biomass

Biomass

The emissions factor used for biomass is the one for wood pellets as these are the type of biomass most typically used in domestic biomass systems.

Coal
Heating Oil
LPG

LPG

Also known as Propane and Butane.
Typically purchased in gas bottles of varying weights.

Gasoline

Gasoline

This is for fuel used in:

  • Yard care – lawn mowers, weed whackers, etc.
  • Recreational vehicles – boats, ATVs and snowmobiles.

The figure includes any oil mixed in to the gasoline as used.

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