Corrections for State fact sheets on household energy use
RECS 2009 — Release date: August, 2013
November 12, 2013
The California fact sheet was revised because of an error in one of the graphs.
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Although homes can have a mix of bulbs for indoor lighting, 90% of U.S. households reported using light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs, according to the most recent results of the Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS). Over one-third of households (37%) used LED bulbs for all indoor lighting. In contrast, 5% of households reported using incandescent or halogen bulbs and 2% used compact fluorescent (CFL) bulbs for all indoor lighting.
More U.S. homes used LEDs over other bulb types for indoor lighting in 2024
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Electricity use is becoming more common for residential heating
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Midwest homes, notably older homes, consume more natural gas than most other U.S. homes
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