Table 1. Dollars saved per household for a 1° F lower thermostat setting
by division in the
Northeast Census Region, 1997
| Northeast Census Region | |||||
| Total U.S. | Total | Census Division | |||
| Middle Atlantic | New England | ||||
| RSE column factor: | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 | RSE row factors |
| Million households | |||||
| Total U.S. households | 101.5 | 19.7 | 14.4 | 5.3 | NF |
| Number of households, where the main space-heating fuel is: | |||||
| Electricity | 29.6 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 12.3 |
| Natural gas | 53.5 | 9.2 | 7.7 | 1.5 | 9.5 |
| Fuel oil | 9.5 | 7.1 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 10.1 |
| Kerosene | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | Q | Q |
| LPG | 4.6 | 0.2 | Q | Q | 26.3 |
| 1997 heating degree-days (HDD65) per household1 | |||||
| 1997 heating degree-days (HDD65) per household, where the main space-heating fuel is: | |||||
| Electricity | 3,225 | 5,812 | 5,729 | 6,028 | 2.2 |
| Natural gas | 4,710 | 5,801 | 5,773 | 5,954 | 1.7 |
| Fuel oil | 5,707 | 5,753 | 5,162 | 6,696 | 3.1 |
| Kerosene | 4,959 | 6,647 | 5,739 | 7,557 | 8.3 |
| LPG | 4,863 | 6,457 | Q | Q | 6.7 |
| Physical units per household 1 | |||||
| Physical units of space-heating consumption per household,2 where the main space-heating fuel is: | |||||
| Electricity (kWh) | 3,760 | 5,284 | 5,291 | 5,265 | 6.2 |
| Natural gas (thousand cf) | 65 | 79 | 78 | 81 | 3.3 |
| Fuel oil (gallons) | 636 | 654 | 616 | 716 | 5.1 |
| Kerosene (gallons) | 307 | 415 | 389 | 441 | 14.3 |
| LPG (gallons) | 585 | 636 | Q | Q | 9.7 |
| Dollars per household (1997)1 | |||||
| Space-heating expenditures per household3 where the main space-heating fuel is: | |||||
| Electricity | 270 | 534 | 522 | 565 | 4.9 |
| Natural gas | 446 | 697 | 685 | 763 | 3.6 |
| Fuel oil | 629 | 641 | 599 | 707 | 5.3 |
| Kerosene | 350 | 467 | 441 | 494 | 15.2 |
| LPG | 567 | 718 | Q | Q | 8.6 |
| See footnotes at the end of table. | |||||
Table 1. Dollars saved per household for a 1° F lower thermostat setting
by division in the
Northeast Census Region, 1997 (Continued)
| Northeast Census Region | |||||
| Total U.S. | Total | Census Division | |||
| Middle Atlantic | New England | ||||
| RSE column factor: | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 | RSE row factors |
| Dollars per household (2000-2001 estimates1 | |||||
| Space-heating expenditures per household,3 where the main space-heating fuel is: | |||||
| Electricity | 264 | 523 | 512 | 553 | 4.9 |
| Natural gas | 678 | 1,060 | 1,041 | 1,160 | 3.6 |
| Fuel oil | 881 | 897 | 838 | 990 | 5.3 |
| Kerosene | 489 | 654 | 617 | 692 | 15.2 |
| LPG | 726 | 919 | Q | Q | 8.6 |
| SAVINGS: Physical units per household1 | |||||
| Physical units of space-heating consumption per household (SAVINGS),2 where the main space-heating fuel is: | |||||
| Electricity (kWh) | 215 | 234 | 236 | 232 | 6.4 |
| Natural gas (thousands cf) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3.2 |
| Fuel oil (gallons) | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 5.2 |
| Kerosene (gallons) | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13.6 |
| LPG (gallons) | 27 | 27 | Q | Q | 10.6 |
| SAVINGS: Dollars per household (1997)1 | |||||
| Space-heating expenditures per household (SAVINGS),2 where the main space-heating fuel is: | |||||
| Electricity | 16 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 5.5 |
| Natural gas | 22 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 3.4 |
| Fuel oil | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 5.6 |
| Kerosene | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 15.1 |
| LPG | 27 | 30 | Q | Q | 10.2 |
| SAVINGS: Dollars per household (2000-2001 estimates)1 | |||||
| Space-heating expenditures per household (SAVINGS),3 where the main space-heating fuel is: | |||||
| Electricity | 15 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 5.5 |
| Natural gas | 33 | 47 | 685 | 50 | 3.4 |
| Fuel oil | 39 | 40 | 599 | 41 | 5.6 |
| Kerosene | 23 | 27 | 441 | 26 | 15.1 |
| LPG | 35 | 39 | Q | Q | 10.2 |
| See footnotes at end of table. | |||||
Table 1. Dollars saved per household for a 1° F lower thermostat setting by division in the
Northeast Census Region, 1997 (Continued)
| Northeast Census Region | |||||
| Total U.S. | Total | Census Division | |||
| Middle Atlantic | New England | ||||
| RSE column factor: | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 | RSE row factors |
| Percent savings1 | |||||
| Space-heating Btu consumption per household (PERCENT),2 where the main space-heating fuel is: | |||||
| Electricity | 5.72 | 4.44 | 4.45 | 4.40 | 1.7 |
| Natural gas | 4.76 | 4.41 | 4.43 | 4.35 | 1.2 |
| Fuel oil | 4.44 | 4.45 | 4.71 | 4.09 | 2.2 |
| Kerosene | 4.69 | 4.09 | 4.45 | 3.76 | 6.7 |
| LPG | 4.65 | 4.25 | Q | Q | 4.1 |
| 1 Averages are for those households using each of the main space-heating fuels. 2 Includes only the space-heating consumption of the space-heating fuel. Not included are: 1) the consumption of the main space-heating fuel for uses other than space heating; 2) the consumption of the main space-heating fuel where it is the secondary, and not the main, space-heating fuel, and; 3) the consumption of other fuels that are used as secondary space-heating fuels. 3 Includes only the space-heating expenditures of the space-heating fuel. Not included are: 1) the expenditures of the main space-heating fuel for uses other than space heating; 2) the expenditures of the main space-heating fuel where it is the secondary, and not the main, space-heating fuel, and; 3) the expenditures of other fuels that are used as secondary space-heating fuels. NF = No applicable RSE row factor. Q = Data withheld either because the Relative Standard Error (RSE) was greater than 50 percent or fewer than 10 households were sampled. Notes: • To obtain the RSE percentage for any table cell, multiply the corresponding column and row factors. • Because of rounding, data may not sum to totals. • See "Glossary" for definition of terms used in this report. Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Markets and End Use, Forms EIA-457 A-G of the 1997 Residential Energy Consumption Survey. and EIA, Short-Term Integrated Forecasting system database, February 2001. | |||||