RECS (Residential Energy Consumption Survey)

How did Americans live before air conditioning (and huge electricity bills)?

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 Heated pools are minor contributor to residential summer electricity demand Residential electricity consumption rises and falls seasonally substantially more than commercial or industrial consumption, largely because of air conditioning use in the summer. According to the most recent data from EIA’s Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS), nearly 9 out of 10 US homes are air […]

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Americans slowly switching to LED lighting as adoption rate increases

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 Nationwide, 18% of households reported no incandescent bulbs in their homes As lighting technologies evolve and adapt to federal standards, lighting in US homes is in a state of transition, according to the US Energy Information Administration. Data from the 2015 Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS) show that, as of 2015, most homes in the

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US household heating equipment choices diverse, vary by climate

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 37% of US households supplement main heating equipment with secondary source Data from the 2015 Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS) show that the majority of American households use one of three types of equipment as their main source of heat during the winter: natural gas furnaces, electric furnaces, or electric heat pumps, according to the

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