Who consumes more energy in the USA homes or industry?
Answer:
The chart linked below gives you a breakdown of both energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the US.
Basically it takes 15.3% of energy and GHG emissions to power residential buildings, while it takes 12% to power industrial buildings. Industrial consumes an additional 12.4% of energy and GHG emissions on top of that for a total of 24.4%, so it consumes more energy than just homes. There's also an additoinal 4.5% of GHG emissions from industrial processes.
Individuals also consume energy and emit GHG other than just at home, like while driving, for example.
Home because are milion of houses consuming energy and also to the same time
It's very close. Depends on where you put grocery stores, etc.:
Consumption in 1997 by sector: - United States
Transportation 25.04 quads 27%
Industrial 35.43 quads 38%
Residential & commercial 33.74 quads 36%
TOTAL 94.21 quads
EIA Annual Energy Review 1998 (published January 2000)
The industry no doubt about it they waste alot resources and energy because they get many incentives...and bush isnt helping at all with this...
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