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AnonTechie [soylentnews.org] writes:

How the American Dream Is Killing the American Electric Bill:
In 2012, American homes consumed 3.65 billion kilowatthours (kWh) worth of electricity — up from 720 million kWh in 1950- more than double per household than our British counterparts, and second only to China. How did the American home become such an energy hog, despite so many advances in efficient appliances and construction? Blame the American Dream. That 3.65 billion kWh is just part of America's total annual energy consumption, but it is overwhelmingly employed by the residential and commercial sectors. According the the US Department of Energy, the residential sector alone consumes 37 percent of the total electricity production — that's an average annual consumption of 10,837 kWh, or 903 kWh monthly. Louisiana residents consumed the most electricity in 2012 with 15,046 kWh, while Maine consumed the least, just 6,367 kWh, though this is due partly to LA's ubiquitous electrically-driven A/C units and Maine's opposing reliance on heating oil.

http://www.eia.gov/electricity/annual/ [eia.gov]
http://gizmodo.com/how-the-american-dream-is-killi ng-the-american-electric-1558412819 [gizmodo.com]?

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