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Where’d you get those numbers? — Energy Savings
September 1, 2007
Energy Savings in kWh
By our calculations, the average American home uses 10,968 kWh of energy annually. This figure averages data from several sources that provide information about average annual home energy consumption. Instead of using just one figure, we created an average from figures provided by a number of sources. These sources include the Bonneville Environmental Foundation, the US Department of Energy and Underwriters Laboratories By comparing the projected annual energy usage for South Waterfront residences with the average annual household consumption of energy, we calculated the anticipated annual energy savings for South Waterfront. Natural gas use was included in the calculations. Therms - the units of measurement for heat - were converted to kWh to obtain a standard unit of measurement across all of our energy calculations. 29 Therms is equivalent to one kWh.
Energy Savings in Dollars
To get the energy savings in dollars, the energy savings in kWh was multiplied by 7 cents per kWh, which is the cost per kWh of electricity in Oregon and Washington according to the Department of Energy’s Information Administration Website.
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Jerry Differding, an Atwater resident, comes to Portland via North Dakota. Jerry is a research scientist in the Trauma Division at OHSU. He loves boating in the Pacific Northwest with his wife Rene and friends. His hobbies include enjoying fine Stumptown Coffee and Pacific Northwest wines. In addition to enjoying fine beverages, he loves spending time with his 11 year old Akita, Brina.
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