Question

What is the biggest use of electricity in a home?

Answer 1

Answer:

Air Conditioning & Heating. Your HVAC system uses the most energy of any single appliance or system at 46 percent of the average U.S. home's energy consumption.

Water Heating. A water heater can consume around up to 13.5 kWh per day, or 405 kWh per month and is another large electricity user in the home.

Appliances. Home appliances account for about 13% of an average home's energy consumption. An average refrigerator uses about 162 kWh per month.

Lighting. Lighting uses a significant amount of electricity, especially if the lights are on most of the day. Lighting accounts for about 9% of a typical home's energy use.

Answer 2

• Here is the consumption of electricity given below.

• Air conditioning and heating ⇒ 46 %

• Water heating: ⇒ 14 %

• Appliances: ⇒ 13 %

• Lighting:  ⇒ 9 %

• TV and Media Equipment:⇒  4%

• electricity usage is measured in kilowatt-hours, or kWh

• Home appliances account for about 13% of an average home's energy consumption. the average refrigerator uses about 162 kWh per month.

• An average water heater will run about 3 hours a day and uses 4500 watts.

• Lighting uses a significant amount of electricity, especially if the lights are on most of the day. Lighting accounts for about 9% of a typical home's energy use.

• Washers and dryers collectively use about 5 percent of electricity consumption.

• A 100-watt incandescent bulb left on for two hours a day uses about 0.2 kWh a day, or 6 kWh per month.