| Note(s): |
1)
Emissions assume complete combustion from energy consumption, excluding gas
flaring, coal mining, and cement production. Emissions exclude wood since it
is assumed that the carbon released from combustion is reabsorbed in a future
carbon cycle. Carbon emissions calculated from EIA, Assumptions to the AEO
2010 and differs from AEO 2011 Early Release, Table A18. Residential
buildings sector total varies by 0.2% from AEO 2011 Early Release. 2)
Includes kerosene space heating (1.5 MMT). 3) Excludes electric imports by
utilities. 4) Includes residential furnace fans (25.4 MMT). 5) Includes color
television (61.6 MMT) and other office equipment(11.8 MMT). 6) Includes
refrigerators (69.3 MMT) and freezers (14.7 MMT). 7) Includes clothes washers
(6.3 MMT), natural gas clothes dryers (2.8 MMT), electric clothes dryers
(34.8 MMT), and dishwashers (17.1 MMT). Does not include water heating
energy. 8) Includes residential small electric devices, heating elements,
motors, swimming pool heaters, hot tub heaters, outdoor grills, and natural
gas outdoor lighting. 9) Emissions related to a discrepancy between data
sources. Energy attributable to the residential sector, but not directly to
specific end-uses. |