Table 4. Dollars saved per household for a 1° F lower thermostat Setting
by division in the West Census Region, 1997
| West Census Region | |||||
| Total U.S. | Total | Census Division | |||
| Mountain | Pacific | ||||
| RSE column factor: | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.1 | RSE row factors |
| Million households | |||||
| Total U.S. households | 101.5 | 21.8 | 6.2 | 15.6 | NF |
| Number of households, where the main space-heating fuel is: | |||||
| Electricity | 29.6 | 7.1 | 1.7 | 5.4 | 7.0 |
| Natural gas | 53.5 | 12.7 | 4.0 | 8.7 | 3.6 |
| Fuel oil | 9.5 | 0.2 | Q | Q | 22.4 |
| Kerosene | 1.0 | Q | Q | Q | 35.6 |
| LPG | 4.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 24.9 |
| 1997 heating degree-days (HDD65) per household1 | |||||
| 1997 heating degree-days (HDD65) per household, where the main space-heating fuel is: | |||||
| Electricity | 3,225 | 3,354 | 3,524 | 3,302 | 6.2 |
| Natural gas | 4,710 | 3,136 | 5,262 | 2,157 | 4.5 |
| Fuel oil | 5,707 | 5,258 | Q | Q | 6.9 |
| Kerosene | 4,959 | Q | Q | Q | 18.8 |
| LPG | 4,863 | 5,150 | 6,513 | 3,768 | 7.5 |
| Physical units per household1 | |||||
| Physical units of space-heating consumption per household,2 where the main space-heating fuel is: | |||||
| Electricity (kWh) | 3,760 | 3,518 | 3,044 | 3,662 | 5.6 |
| Natural gas (thousand cf) | 65 | 39 | 59 | 29 | 5.0 |
| Fuel oil (gallons) | 636 | 595 | Q | Q | 13.0 |
| Kerosene (gallons) | 307 | Q | Q | Q | 22.6 |
| LPG (gallons) | 585 | 507 | 635 | 377 | 7.2 |
| Dollars per household (1997)1 | |||||
| Space-heating expenditures per household,3 where the main space-heating fuel is: | |||||
| Electricity | 270 | 221 | 214 | 224 | 5.4 |
| Natural gas | 446 | 225 | 306 | 188 | 4.4 |
| Fuel oil | 629 | 676 | Q | Q | 15.2 |
| Kerosene | 350 | Q | Q | Q | 22.7 |
| LPG | 567 | 495 | 556 | 434 | 6.1 |
| See footnotes at the end of table. | |||||
Table 4. Dollars saved per household for a 1° F lower thermostat Setting
by division in the West Census Region, 1997 (Continued)
| West Census Region | |||||
| Total U.S. | Total | Census Division | |||
| Mountain | Pacific | ||||
| RSE column factor: | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.1 | RSE row factors |
| Dollars per household (2000-2001 estimates)1 | |||||
| Space-heating expenditures per household,3where the main space-heating fuel is: | |||||
| Electricity | 264 | 217 | 210 | 219 | 5.4 |
| Natural gas | 678 | 342 | 464 | 285 | 4.4 |
| Fuel oil | 881 | 946 | Q | Q | 15.2 |
| Kerosene | 489 | Q | Q | Q | 22.7 |
| LPG | 726 | 634 | 711 | 555 | 6.1 |
| SAVINGS: Physical units per household1 | |||||
| Physical units of space-heating consumption per household (SAVINGS),2where the main space-heating fuel is: | |||||
| Electricity (kWh) | 215 | 213 | 169 | 227 | 5.0 |
| Natural gas (thousand cf) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4.1 |
| Fuel oil (gallons) | 28 | 30 | Q | Q | 13.8 |
| Kerosene (gallons) | 14 | Q | Q | Q | 18.4 |
| LPG (gallons) | 27 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 6.4 |
| SAVINGS: Dollars per household (1997)1 | |||||
| Space-heating expenditures per household (SAVINGS),3 where the main space-heating fuel is: | |||||
| Electricity | 16 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 5.3 |
| Natural gas | 22 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 4.4 |
| Fuel oil | 28 | 35 | Q | Q | 16.7 |
| Kerosene | 16 | Q | Q | Q | 19.7 |
| LPG | 27 | 24 | 22 | 27 | 7.1 |
| SAVINGS: Dollars per household (2000-2001 estimates)1 | |||||
| Space-heating expenditures per household (SAVINGS),3where the main space-heating fuel is: | |||||
| Electricity | 15 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 5.3 |
| Natural gas | 33 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 4.4 |
| Fuel oil | 39 | 48 | Q | Q | 16.7 |
| Kerosene | 23 | Q | Q | Q | 19.7 |
| LPG | 35 | 31 | 28 | 34 | 7.1 |
| See footnotes at end of table. | |||||
Table 4. Dollars saved per household for a 1° F lower thermostat Setting
by division in the West Census Region, 1997 (Continued)
| West Census Region | |||||
| Total U.S. | Total | Census Division | |||
| Mountain | Pacific | ||||
| RSE column factor: | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.1 | RSE row factors |
| Percent savings1 | |||||
| Space-heating Btu consumption per household (PERCENT),2 where the main space-heating fuel is: | |||||
| Electricity | 5.72 | 6.06 | 5.54 | 6.19 | 2.5 |
| Natural gas | 4.76 | 6.44 | 4.42 | 8.33 | 2.8 |
| Fuel oil | 4.44 | 5.01 | Q | Q | 5.0 |
| Kerosene | 4.69 | Q | Q | Q | 12.2 |
| LPG | 4.65 | 4.67 | 3.91 | 5.99 | 3.7 |
| 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. 3Includes 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. | |||||