Patterns of energy use by electrical appliances. Final report. [U. S. Household Survey Data]
Information about the energy consumption of major electrical appliances in the home is presented. A survey of 2,000 households in 16 U.S. cities was conducted to determine socioeconomic and physical characteristics of those 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. The results of this study include: the extent of major electrical appliances ownership and factors that affect ownership; the total electricity used in the home and factors affecting electricity use; the electricity used by major appliances and factors affecting this use; the amount of natural gas used in residences; and 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:
- 6468274
- Report Number(s):
- EPRI-EA-682
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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DATA FORMS
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ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY SOURCES
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