Patterns of energy use by electrical appliances study. [Survey of 2000 households in 16 U. S. cities]
The project, ''Patterns of Energy Use by Electrical Appliances Study,'' provides information about the energy consumption in the home of major electrical appliances. A survey of 2,000 households in the 16 U.S. cities was conducted to determine socio-economic and physical characteristics of the homes. The monthly electric utility bills of the surveyed households were collected from August 1976 to July 1977. A total of 900 major appliances were metered in 150 of the 2,000 households to determine electricity use for the same 1-year period. In addition, gas bills for a portion of the 2,000 households were collected for the same period. All of this information was entered on a computer data base. Results include: (a) the extent of major electrical appliance ownership and factors that affect ownership; (b) the total electricity used in the home and factors affecting electricity use; (c) the electricity used by major appliances and factors affecting this use; (d) the amount of natural gas used in residences; and (e) an extensive residential energy data base on a statistically reliable sample that can be used for more extensive studies of factors affecting electricity use in the home.
- Research Organization:
- Midwest Research Inst., Kansas City, MO (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 6450422
- Report Number(s):
- TID-28675
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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APPLIANCES
CONSUMPTION RATES
DATA
DATA COMPILATION
ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
ELECTRIC POWER
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY SOURCES
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GAS FUELS
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NATURAL GAS
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