16 Jul '12, 6pm

Could the U.S. Cut Household Electricity Use by Two-Thirds?

Could the U.S. Cut Household Electricity Use by Two-Thirds?

Your mind-blowing chart of the day, courtesy of Arne Jungjohann at the Heinrich Böll Foundation . To be fair, there's little need for air conditioning in Germany compared to the United States, but air conditioning only accounts for about 20% of U.S. household electricity consumption . Leaving it out make it 9,200 kWh vs. 3,100 kWh.

Full article: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2012/07...

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