Energy comes in many forms. These pages refer to the energy used by homes for lighting, heating, cooling & operating appliances. Most of us pay for our energy consumption through our local electric company. The US Dept. of Energy supplied the following chart on the average energy consumption usage in residential homes.

Energy Use in Our Homes

By looking at the chart, you can see that the biggest cost ussually comes from heating our homes, followed by lighting & appliances, heating water and then cooling our homes. These pages will help you look at each category and check for ways to improve your energy savings which, in turn, will help with the environmental struggles of the world today and in the future. Perform an energy audit around your home to find ways to cut energy consumption.

The typical U.S. family spends over $1,800 a year on home utility bills. Unfortunately, a large portion of that energy is wasted. Electricity generated by fossil fuels for one home puts more carbon dioxide into the air than two cars.