2.1.5 2008 Residential Energy End-Use Splits, by Fuel Type (Quadrillion Btu)
Natural Fuel Other Renw. Site Site Primary Primary
Gas Oil LPG Fuel(1) En.(2) Electric Total Percent Electric (3) Total Percent
Space Heating (4) 3.40 0.56 0.26 0.03 0.45 0.43 5.12 45.0% | 1.35 6.04 28.1%
Space Cooling 0.00 0.97 0.97 8.5% | 3.07 3.07 14.3%
Water Heating 1.33 0.11 0.09 0.00 0.48 2.00 17.6% | 1.50 3.03 14.1%
Lighting 0.74 0.74 6.5% | 2.34 2.34 10.9%
Electronics (5) 0.54 0.54 4.7% | 1.70 1.70 7.9%
Refrigeration (6) 0.45 0.45 4.0% | 1.43 1.43 6.7%
Wet Cleaning (7) 0.05 0.31 0.37 3.2% | 0.99 1.04 4.8%
Cooking 0.22 0.03 0.23 0.48 4.2% | 0.73 0.98 4.5%
Computers 0.17 0.17 1.5% | 0.55 0.55 2.5%
Other (8) 0.00 0.14 0.00 0.19 0.34 3.0% | 0.61 0.76 3.5%
Adjust to SEDS (9)           0.19 0.19 1.7% | 0.60 0.60 2.8%
Total 5.00 0.66 0.52 0.03 0.45 4.71 11.37 100% | 14.88 21.54 100%
Note(s): 1) Kerosene and coal are assumed attributable to space heating. 2) Comprised of wood space heating (0.44 quad), solar water heating (less than 0.01 quad), geothermal space heating (less than 0.01 quad), and solar PV (less than 0.01 quad). 3) Site-to-source electricity conversion (due to generation and transmission losses) = 3.16. 4) Includes furnace fans (0.14 quad). 5) Includes color television (0.33 quad). 6) Includes refrigerators (1.32 quad) and freezers (0.42 quad). 7) Includes clothes washers (0.03 quad), natural gas clothes dryers (0.05 quad), electric clothes dryers (0.19 quad), and dishwashers (0.09 quad). Does not include water heating energy. 8) Includes small electric devices, heating elements, motors, swimming pool heaters, hot tub heaters, outdoor grills, and natural gas outdoor lighting. 9) Energy adjustment EIA uses to relieve discrepancies between data sources. Energy attributable to the residential buildings sector, but not directly to specific end-uses.