Estimated United States Residential Energy Use in 2005

Technical Report · Tue Dec 13 00:00:00 EST 2011

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1034496· OSTI ID:1034496

Smith, Clara A. ^[1]; Johnson, Daniel M. ^[1]; Simon, A. J. ^[1]; Belles, Rich D. ^[1]

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1. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

A flow chart depicting energy flow in the residential sector of the United States economy in 2005 has been constructed from publicly available data and estimates of national energy use patterns. Approximately 11,000 trillion British Thermal Units (trBTUs) of electricity and fuels were used throughout the United States residential sector in lighting, electronics, air conditioning, space heating, water heating, washing appliances, cooking appliances, refrigerators, and other appliances. The residential sector is powered mainly by electricity and natural gas. Other fuels used include petroleum products (fuel oil, liquefied petroleum gas and kerosene), biomass (wood), and on-premises solar, wind, and geothermal energy. The flow patterns represent a comprehensive systems view of energy used within the residential sector.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48; AC52-07NA27344
• OSTI ID: 1034496
• Report Number(s): LLNL--TR-520271
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
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APPLIANCES
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CONSUMPTION RATES
ELECTRIC POWER
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
KEROSENE
LIGHTING SYSTEMS
NATURAL GAS
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
REFRIGERATORS
RESIDENTIAL SECTOR
SOLAR ENERGY
SPACE HEATING
WATER HEATING
WIND POWER
WOOD