Solar Power Buzz: Factoid: How is electricity consumed in U.S. homes?

Solar Power Buzz: Factoid: How is electricity consumed in U.S. homes?
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Here's a little factoid on how American's are using their home energy from The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA):
U.S. Residential Electricity Consumption by End Use-2008 End-Use Quadrillion Btu Billion Kilowatt- hours Share of Total Space Cooling 0.77 227 16.5% Lighting 0.72 212 15.4% Water Heating 0.43 127 9.2% Space Heating1 0.42 123 8.9% Refrigeration 0.38 110 8.0% Televisions and Set-Top Boxes 0.35 101 7.3% Clothes Dryers 0.26 77 5.6% Computers and Related Equipment 0.17 49 3.6% Cooking 0.11 31 2.2% Dishwashers 2 0.09 27 2.0% Freezers 0.08 23 1.7% Clothes Washers 2 0.03 10 0.7% Other — Miscellaneous Uses 0.89 260 18.8% Total Consumption 4.71 1,379 1 Includes fans and pumps. 2 Excludes energy for water heating. Residential electricity consumption estimates and forecasts by type of end-use, Table 4. Detailed statistics for residential electricity consumption by type of appliance, in 2001. Last updated: June 22, 2010