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Miscellaneous electrical energy use in homes

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  • Meier, Alan
  • Rainer, Leo
  • Greenberg, Steve

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About 18% of all U.S. residential electricity, or 1600 kWh/yr per household, is used for miscellaneous appliances. Such appliances include waterbeds, dehumidifiers, television sets, well pumps, and clocks. The saturations, stocks, and electricity use for 35 appliances within the miscellaneous category have been estimated. Nationally, few miscellaneous appliances consume more than 2% of total electricity use, compared to 20% for refrigerators and 12% for electric water heating. However, in any given home, one of several miscellaneous appliances could be among the largest consumers of electricity. Failure to recognize the contribution of miscellaneous appliances to overall electricity demand can lead to erroneous forecasts because their demand is incorrectly attributed to space heating, air conditioning, refrigeration, and other standard end uses. In addition, there will be smaller savings from conservation programs aimed at standard end uses. Several trends suggest that the energy use of miscellaneous appliances will grow. In some new homes, miscellaneous appliances account for more than 40% of total electricity use.

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  • Meier, Alan & Rainer, Leo & Greenberg, Steve, 1992. "Miscellaneous electrical energy use in homes," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 17(5), pages 509-518.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:17:y:1992:i:5:p:509-518
    DOI: 10.1016/0360-5442(92)90087-G
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    1. Sahin, Mustafa Cagri & Aydinalp Koksal, Merih, 2014. "Standby electricity consumption and saving potentials of Turkish households," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 114(C), pages 531-538.
    2. Yohanis, Yigzaw Goshu, 2012. "Domestic energy use and householders' energy behaviour," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 41(C), pages 654-665.
    3. Ironmonger, D S & Aitken, C K & Erbas, B, 1995. "Economies of scale in energy use in adult-only households," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 17(4), pages 301-310, October.

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