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In 2020, most U.S. households prepared at least one hot meal a day at home
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Over one-quarter of U.S. households use electricity as the only source of energy
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Nearly 90% of U.S. households used air conditioning in 2020
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More than half of U.S. homes used a streaming device with their TVs in 2020
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In 2020, 27% of U.S. households had difficulty meeting their energy needs
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Nearly half of U.S. households use LED bulbs for all or most of their indoor lighting
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EIA’s residential energy survey now includes estimates for more than 20 new end uses
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Features
2020 RECS Housing Characteristics Data: 2020 RECS state-level housing characteristics tables are now available
Release Date: July 6, 2022
The third set of 2020 RECS housing characteristics tables are now available. The third data release contains data highlights for housing characteristics at the state-level. This is the first time in program history that data have been released for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Previous 2020 RECS releases contained data for housing characteristics at the national, regional, and division level.
2020 RECS Housing Characteristics: Public Use Microdata file and documentation are now available
Release Date: July 6, 2022
The preliminary public use microdata file for the 2020 RECS is now available. The file contains records of survey responses from more 18,500 households, the largest responding sample in program history. In addition to the data file, a codebook, and information on working with the RECS microdata can be found on the 2020 RECS microdata page (link). For more information on survey processes and methodology utilized for the 2020 RECS Household Survey, please refer to the detailed technical documentation.
Webinar: 2020 RECS Planning Webinar
Release Date: August 12, 2019
EIA’s household energy consumption experts held a discussion with stakeholders about the 2020 Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS) on Thursday, July 11, 2019. The presentation included an outline for the upcoming RECS, including the reintroduction of state-level estimates and anticipated changes to the Household Questionnaire. Annual Energy Outlook modeler Kevin Jarzomski provided insights on how the RECS data are used in EIA’s residential energy consumption projections. The webinar concluded with a Q&A period.
Presentation: RECS Webinar July 11
Webinar: Highlights from the 2015 RECS: energy consumption, expenditures and end-use modeling
Release Date: July 31, 2018
EIA's Office of Energy Consumption and Efficiency Statistics held a webinar reviewing consumption and expenditures data from the 2015 Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS) on July 31, 2018. Learn more about new consumption and expenditures (C&E) data from the 2015 RECS and improvements to the methods used for modeling end-use consumption. The recording of the webinar includes a Q&A session with RECS Survey Manager Chip Berry and members of the RECS team. The webinar presentation slides are also available.
Presentation: RECS webinar slides
Webinar: Highlights from the 2015 RECS: household characteristics
Release Date: September 19, 2017
Staff from EIA hosted a RECS webinar to present highlights from the 2015 RECS Household Characteristics data, provide an overview of key methodological features of the study design, and conduct a tour of the RECS website. The webinar presentation slides are also available.
Presentation: RECS webinar slides
What's new in how we use energy at home
Release Date: May 31, 2018
This report highlights findings from the U.S. Energy Information Administration's 2015 RECS, which collected information about energy characteristics from a representative sample of U.S. households.
