Table 2. Dollars saved per household for a 1° F lower thermostat setting
by division in the Midwest Census Region, 1997
| Midwest Census Region | |||||
| Total U.S. | Total | Census Division | |||
| East North Central | West North Central | ||||
| RSE column factor: | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | RSE row factors |
| Million households | |||||
| Total U.S. households | 101.5 | 24.1 | 16.9 | 7.2 | NF |
| Number of households, where the main space-heating fuel is: | |||||
| Electricity | 29.6 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 15.6 |
| Natural gas | 53.5 | 17.9 | 13.2 | 4.7 | 5.4 |
| Fuel oil | 9.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 17.1 |
| Kerosene | 1.0 | Q | Q | Q | 26.2 |
| LPG | 4.6 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 21.8 |
| 1997 heating degree-days (HDD65) per household1 | |||||
| 1997 heating degree-days (HDD65) per household, where the main space-heating fuel is: | |||||
| Electricity | 3,225 | 6.120 | 6,302 | 5.712 | 3.1 |
| Natural gas | 4,710 | 6,596 | 6,586 | 6,624 | 2.1 |
| Fuel oil | 5,707 | 7,484 | 7,153 | 8,002 | 3.0 |
| Kerosene | 4,959 | Q | Q | Q | 13.8 |
| LPG | 4,863 | 6,747 | 6.561 | 6,949 | 4.1 |
| Physical units per household1 | |||||
| Physical units of space-heating consumption per household,2 where the main space-heating fuel is: | |||||
| Electricity (kWh) | 3,760 | 5,941 | 5,415 | 7,116 | 6.9 |
| Natural gas (thousand cf) | 65 | 90 | 92 | 82 | 2.8 |
| Fuel oil (gallons) | 636 | 689 | 700 | 696 | 4.6 |
| Kerosene (gallons) | 307 | Q | Q | Q | 16.6 |
| LPG (gallons) | 585 | 796 | 869 | 718 | 6.4 |
| Dollars per household (1997)1 | |||||
| Space-heating expenditures per household,3 where the main space-heating fuel is: | |||||
| Electricity | 270 | 405 | 383 | 455 | 6.9 |
| Natural gas | 446 | 542 | 553 | 512 | 3.4 |
| Fuel oil | 626 | 662 | 683 | 630 | 4.3 |
| Kerosene | 350 | Q | Q | Q | 16.7 |
| LPG | 567 | 705 | 807 | 596 | 6.3 |
| See footnotes at the end of table. | |||||
Table 2. Dollars saved per household for a 1° F lower thermostat Setting
by division in the Midwest census region, 1997 (Continued)
| Midwest Census Region | |||||
| Total U.S. | Total | Census Division | |||
| East North Central | West North Central | ||||
| RSE column factor: | 0.6 | 09 | 1.3 | 1.3 | RSE row factors |
| Dollars per household (2000-2001 estimates)1 | |||||
| Space-heating expenditures per household,3 where the main space-heating fuel is: | |||||
| Electricity | 264 | 397 | 375 | 446 | 6.9 |
| Natural gas | 678 | 824 | 840 | 779 | 3.4 |
| Fuel oil | 881 | 927 | 955 | 882 | 4.3 |
| Kerosene | 489 | Q | Q | Q | 16.7 |
| LPG | 726 | 903 | 1,033 | 762 | 6.3 |
| SAVINGGS: Physical units per household1 | |||||
| Physical units of space-heating consumption per household (SAVINGS),2 where the main space-heating fuel is: | |||||
| Electricity (kWh) | 215 | 245 | 220 | 300 | 7.8 |
| Natural gas (thousand cf) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2.6 |
| Fuel oil (gallons) | 28 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 5.5 |
| Kerosene (gallons) | 14 | Q | Q | Q | 13.6 |
| LPG (gallons) | 27 | 30 | 34 | 26 | 6.3 |
| SAVINGS: Dollars per household (1997)1 | |||||
| Space-heating expenditures per household (SAVINGS),2 where the main space-heating fuel is: | |||||
| Electricity | 16 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 7.4 |
| Natural gas | 22 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 3.1 |
| Fuel oil | 28 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 5.1 |
| Kerosene | 16 | Q | Q | Q | 14.5 |
| LPG | 27 | 27 | 32 | 22 | 7.3 |
| SAVINGS: Dollars per household (2000-2001 estimates)1 | |||||
| Space-heating expenditures per household (SAVINGS),3 where the main space-heating fuel is: | |||||
| Electricity | 15 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 7.4 |
| Natural gas | 33 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 3.1 |
| Fuel oil | 39 | 33 | 36 | 29 | 5.1 |
| Kerosene | 23 | Q | Q | Q | 14.5 |
| LPG | 35 | 35 | 41 | 28 | 7.3 |
| See footnotes at end of table. | |||||
Table 2. Dollars saved per household for a 1° F lower thermostat Setting
by division in the Midwest census region, 1997 (Continued)
| North 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 |
| 1Averages 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. | |||||