Table 3. Dollars Saved per Household for a 1° F Lower Thermostat Setting
by Division in the South Census Region, 1997
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| | South Census Region |
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| | | Census Division |
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| Total | | South | East South | West South |
| U.S. | Total | Atlantic | Central | Central |
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RSE Column Factor: | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.9 |Factors
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Million Households
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Total U.S. Households............. 101.5 35.9 18.7 6.3 10.8 | NF
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Number of Households, Where the |
Main Space-Heating Fuel Is: |
Electricity..................... 29.6 17.5 10.4 2.9 4.2 | 7.2
Natural Gas..................... 53.5 13.7 5.4 2.3 6.1 | 7.5
Fuel Oil........................ 9.5 1.1 1.1 Q Q | 26.7
Kerosene........................ 1.0 0.4 0.4 Q Q | 20.2
LPG............................. 4.6 2.1 0.8 0.8 0.4 | 18.1
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1997 Heating Degree-Days (HDD65) per Household1
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1997 Heating Degree-Days (HDD65) |
per Household, Where the Main |
Space-Heating Fuel Is: |
Electricity..................... 3,225 2,382 2,110 3,403 2,346 | 6.3
Natural Gas..................... 4,710 2,970 3,197 3,326 2,637 | 5.6
Fuel Oil........................ 5,707 3,857 3,844 Q Q | 6.9
Kerosene........................ 4,959 3,010 2,871 Q Q | 10.1
LPG............................. 4,863 2,991 2,832 3,250 2,766 | 9.5
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Physical Units per Household1
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Physical Units of Space-Heating |
Consumption per Household,2 Where |
the Main Space-Heating Fuel Is: |
Electricity (kWh)............... 3,760 3,319 2,829 5,207 3,221 | 6.3
Natural Gas (thousand cf)....... 65 49 51 53 46 | 6.7
Fuel Oil (gallons).............. 636 469 462 Q Q | 6.3
Kerosene (gallons).............. 307 190 167 Q Q | 18.1
LPG (gallons)................... 585 418 481 388 350 | 9.6
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Dollars per Household (1997)1
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Space-Heating Expenditures per |
Household,3 Where the Main |
Space-Heating Fuel Is: |
Electricity..................... 270 233 213 312 230 | 5.9
Natural Gas..................... 446 358 432 367 288 | 5.8
Fuel Oil........................ 629 518 516 Q Q | 6.4
Kerosene........................ 350 221 196 Q Q | 19.0
LPG............................. 567 451 553 408 330 | 8.4
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See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3. Dollars Saved per Household for a 1° F Lower Thermostat Setting
by Division in the South Census Region, 1997 (Continued)
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| Total | | South | East South | West South |
| U.S. | Total | Atlantic | Central | Central |
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RSE Column Factor: | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.9 |Factors
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Dollars per Household (2000-2001 Estimates)1
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Space-Heating Expenditures per |
Household,3 Where the Main |
Space-Heating Fuel Is: |
Electricity..................... 264 229 208 306 225 | 5.9
Natural Gas..................... 678 544 657 558 438 | 5.8
Fuel Oil........................ 881 725 722 Q Q | 6.4
Kerosene........................ 489 310 275 Q Q | 19.0
LPG............................. 726 578 708 522 422 | 8.4
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SAVINGS: Physical Units per Household1
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Physical Units of Space-Heating |
Consumption per Household |
(SAVINGS),2 Where the Main |
Space-Heating Fuel Is: |
Electricity (kWh)............... 215 209 184 297 209 | 5.5
Natural Gas (thousand cf)....... 3 3 3 3 3 | 4.3
Fuel Oil (gallons).............. 28 26 25 Q Q | 5.9
Kerosene (gallons).............. 14 12 11 Q Q | 17.0
LPG (gallons)................... 27 25 31 23 20 | 7.6
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SAVINGS: Dollars per Household (1997)1
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Space-Heating Expenditures per |
Household (SAVINGS),3 Where the |
Main Space-Heating Fuel Is: |
Electricity..................... 16 15 14 18 15 | 5.8
Natural Gas..................... 22 22 26 22 18 | 4.9
Fuel Oil........................ 28 28 28 Q Q | 5.8
Kerosene........................ 16 14 13 Q Q | 18.2
LPG............................. 27 28 36 24 19 | 6.4
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SAVINGS: Dollars per Household (2000-2001 Estimates)1
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Space-Heating Expenditures per |
Household (SAVINGS),3 Where the |
Main Space-Heating Fuel Is: |
Electricity..................... 15 15 14 18 15 | 5.8
Natural Gas..................... 33 33 40 33 27 | 4.9
Fuel Oil........................ 39 40 40 Q Q | 5.8
Kerosene........................ 23 19 18 Q Q | 18.2
LPG............................. 35 35 46 30 24 | 6.4
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See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3. Dollars Saved per Household for a 1° F Lower Thermostat Setting
by Division in the South Census Region, 1997 (Continued)
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| | South Census Region |
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| | | Census Division |
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| Total | | South | East South | West South |
| U.S. | Total | Atlantic | Central | Central |
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RSE Column Factor: | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.9 |Factors
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Percent Savings1
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Space-Heating Btu Consumption per |
Household (PERCENT),2 Where |
the Main Space-Heating Fuel Is: |
Electricity..................... 5.72 6.29 6.49 5.71 6.49 | 2.9
Natural Gas..................... 4.76 5.97 6.01 5.81 6.00 | 3.4
Fuel Oil........................ 4.44 5.50 5.52 Q Q | 3.7
Kerosene........................ 4.69 6.13 6.39 Q Q | 4.7
LPG............................. 4.65 6.05 6.40 5.80 5.65 | 4.8
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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.
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