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1. Wowfun+N2[view] [source] 2022-10-07 12:07:40
>>taraka+(OP)
> dryer use accounts for about 6 percent of U.S. residential electricity use

That's a huge amount! I didn't realize it was so much!

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2. blakes+63[view] [source] 2022-10-07 12:11:23
>>Wowfun+N2
I thought for SURE that was going to be one of those made up stats from stupid magazine... nope... seems like that's actually true!? That's WAY higher than I would've ever guessed.
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3. refurb+W7[view] [source] 2022-10-07 12:44:11
>>blakes+63
It's 6% of residential use.

Residential use is 39% of all electrical generation.

So driers are 2.3%.

That number doesn't surprise me in the least. Residential electrical consumption is trivial if you don't include heating. So having an appliance use 5% of all home electricity seems pretty low?

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4. noneth+dc[view] [source] 2022-10-07 13:07:32
>>refurb+W7
I'm actually struggling to figure out the remaining 94%. I guess AC is like #1, fridge, tv/computer.... lights ... ?
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5. deepse+tf[view] [source] 2022-10-07 13:24:08
>>noneth+dc
space cooling: 15.5%

space heating: 15.2%

water heating: 11.6%

refrigeration: 7.1%

lightning: 3.9%

television: 3.7%

computer: 2.4%

other: 40.7%

source: https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/electricity/use-of-elect...

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