The world’s biggest energy consumers
This is a guest post by Lucille Groutadge.
You may not be surprised to learn that America is the world’s biggest consumer of electricity. What may surprise you however is that they use 21% of the world’s total energy, despite only accounting for fewer than 5% of the world’s population. This is in stark contrast to Ethiopia, whose residents have one of the lowest levels of energy consumption in the world – just 36.3kWh per person in comparison to North America’s 13,993.8kWh.
There are many issues relating to why one county’s energy consumption may be far larger than another’s, and one major factor is the number of appliances in the home that require electricity. In developed countries, we use a range of electric appliances that consume relatively high levels of energy. The biggest consumers of electricity in the average UK home is the heating of the home and hot water, washing machines, dishwashers and the fridge.
There are some common energy wasters too, which once you are aware of you can take steps to avoid. These include:
- The tumble drier – to reduce your tumble drier energy usage, only use it for essential items like towels or when you need something dry in a hurry. You can line dry the rest of your washing – the power of the sun will dry it for free!
- Lighting – around 10-15% of the typical electricity bill is for lighting. To save energy here, ensure that all your lights are turned off when you are not in a particular room. Energy saving light-bulbs can also make a positive difference.
- Leaving appliances on standby – appliances left on standby use up to 85% of the amount of energy that they use when on. It’s therefore a great idea to switch things off at the socket to get cheap electricity bills and avoid energy wastage.
The advice on energy consumption for 2010 is beginning to break through in to society with more and more energy companies beginning to offer advice as part of their offering. We can be sure there are many more to follow. Whether you want to make small changes in your home or delve into the world of green living, 2010 looks like the perfect year for consumers to make a difference and lead the way from the masses of energy wasters.
About the Author:
Lucille Groutadge writes on various topics concerning energy and how to achieve cheap electricity for homes and businesses.
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The majority of this energy is derived from fossil fuels.According to the Energy Information Administration’s statistics, the per-capita energy consumption in the US has been somewhat consistent from the 1970s to today.There have been economic and political problems associated with the country’s past dependence on foreign supply. America’s past consumption of petroleum has resulted in environmental problems as well.
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Which kind of appliances that are left on stanby consume the most electricity.
Of course essential things like a refrigerator can’t be uplugged, but leaving my blender on will have an effect on the light bill?
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