Monthly energy review, November, 1989

Technical Report · Fri Feb 23 04:00:00 EST 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7075290· OSTI ID:7075290

The subject report, published in October 1989 by the Energy Information Administration, is one of a series of three reports on how US households use energy. It is based on data collected in the 1987 Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS). The survey includes single-family homes, apartments, and mobile homes, and covers the six major sources of energy consumed in the residential sector: electricity, natural gas, fuel oil, kerosene, liquefied petroleum gases (LPG), and wood. Data are presented in the form of aggregate totals and household averages. This Highlights'' reviews some of the major findings of the report. The primary uses of energy in US households include space heating and cooling, heating water, refrigerating foods, cooking foods, and operating household appliances. In 1987, energy consumption of the major sources of residential energy (excluding wood) totaled 9.1 quadrillion Btu. (Consumption of wood was an estimated 0.85 quadrillion Btu of energy.) From 1978 to 1987, total energy consumption decreased 14 percent while the number of households increased 18 percent (Table FE1). The lower level of consumption in 1987 was due partly to a warmer winter in that year than in 1978 and partly to conservation efforts.

• Research Organization: USDOE Energy Information Administration, Washington, DC (USA). Office of Energy Markets and End Use
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/MA
• OSTI ID: 7075290
• Report Number(s): DOE/EIA-0035(89/11); ON: DE90007201
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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