Solar Valley Tool Box
Factoids
- Small appliances consume 11% of residential electricity used. TV's use
one-third of that amount.
- Appliances have a lifetime of 10-30 years. It takes that long to get
inefficient models permanently unplugged.
- Residential and commercial buildings account for 71% of total electricity
used. The average energy cost /square foot for a commercial building
is $1.80, twice what an energy efficient building costs.
- Buildings have an average age of 75 years. It takes that long to get
inefficient buildings replaced.
- Industry spends 2.8% of its annual operating costs on energy.