U.S. household energy consumption
The amount of carbon dioxide (CO²) emitted from a power plant generating enough electricity for the average American home for one year is nearly twice the amount of CO² generated by the average family car in a year.
Annual household lighting use: | 2,100 kilowatts/hour (kwh) |
Annual household electricity use: | 10,660 kwh / household |
Emissions factor: | 1.58 pounds CO2 / kwh |
Annual household emissions: | 22,880 pounds CO2 / year |
Car emissions factor: | 11,500 pounds CO2 / car / year |
Number of U.S. households: | 109,902,090 |
Power output of one power plant: | 4 billion kwh / year |
Sources: Census Bureau, Energy Information Administration, Environmental Protection Agency
