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What Does Energy Inequality Look Like?
In 2011 the average American used 4,569 kWh of electricity in their home.
In the same year the combined residential electricity use per capita of Brazil, India, China and the 21 other countries was 4,485 kWh (click the image to expand).
So one American uses 84 kWh more in their home than those 24 nationalities combined. Mind boggling.
Improving energy access is one of the great challenges of our time.
6 Comments on "What Does Energy Inequality Look Like?"
Dave Thompson on Thu, 14th Nov 2013 12:13 am
Just goes to show that we in the US have the most to lose/get used to. Better start now as an individual while we have the spare capacity. In the not to distant future we in the US will resemble the other country’s useage as well.
HARM on Thu, 14th Nov 2013 12:58 am
Good luck selling this concept to your average conservative American. We can’t even get a majority to agree that leaving 50 million *Americans* uninsured and in danger of going bankrupt over medical care is a bad thing. Do you seriously expect them to care about Nigerians or Indians?
Many (if not most) Americans believe the world is ~10,000 years old, that Peak Oil and global warming are both liberal hoaxes, and any attempts to reduce “inequality” is code for Marxist confiscation.
Good luck with convincing Red Staters to reduce that footprint (*snicker*). From where I’m sitting, it’s NASCAR, Cheez Doodles and big screen TVs as far as the eye can see.
BillT on Thu, 14th Nov 2013 3:50 am
202 KWh is less than it takes to run the average refrigerator for a year or a typical 32″ TV for 5 hours per day. Yet, that is the AVERAGE use in the Philippines for a year. Many have zero electric. Some live at US levels or higher.
I manage on about 2,500 KWh per year, but I still enjoy A/C in my bedroom, a 32″ TV, electric stove, PC and a medium sized refrigerator. I am working to cut that in half over the next year and then half again the next year in preparation for the move to the solar powered farm where I will have less than 2 KWh per day, on average.
Yes, the West will feel the pain the most as energy costs sour ind incomes shrink.
BillT on Thu, 14th Nov 2013 3:51 am
202 KWh is less than it takes to run the average refrigerator for a year or a typical 32″ TV for 5 hours per day. Yet, that is the AVERAGE use in the Philippines for a year. Many have zero electric. Some live at US levels or higher.
I manage on about 2,500 KWh per year, but I still enjoy A/C in my bedroom, a 32″ TV, electric stove, PC and a medium sized refrigerator. I am working to cut that in half over the next year and then half again the next year in preparation for the move to the solar powered farm where I will have less than 2 KWh per day, on average.
Yes, the West will feel the pain the most as energy costs soar and incomes shrink.
Jørn-David Haugom on Thu, 14th Nov 2013 11:49 am
Try Norway or Iceland vs USA and you se USA use far less than those.
BillT on Fri, 15th Nov 2013 1:46 am
But, J-D, they have less people than New York City. If you looked at NYC’s 8 million the number would be much higher than the US average.