Acknowledgment
Dr. Wendel L. Thompson made a significant
contribution to this report. Alas, Wendel retired on March
29, 1996. During his career, his knowledge and unfailing
effort were invaluable in making the RECS the high-quality
survey that it is. We will miss his expertise, dedication,
good humor, and kindness. So long Mr. RECS; good luck
in your retirement. |
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Information Administration, Residential Lighting: Use and Potential
Savings" or "U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information
Administration, 1993 Residential Energy Consumption Survey."
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Contents
Executive Summary
1. Introduction
The Residential Energy Consumption Survey
Lighting Data from the RECS Household Questionnaire
The RECS Lighting Supplement
2. Residential
Lighting Profile
Types of Lights
Location of Lights
Lighting Usage and Costs
Estimating the Number of Indoor Lights
3. Potential for
Savings
Household-Level Savings
Aggregate-Level Savings
4. Detailed Tables
Appendices
A Survey Forms
B. End-Use Estimation
Methodology
C. Data Quality
D. Related EIA Information
on Energy Consumption
Glossary
Figures
1.1 Definition of
Light
2.1 Type of Light
by Room
2.2 Regression Allocation
Estimates of Electricity Consumption for Lighting, by Census Region,
1993
2.3 Electricity Consumption
for Lighting, by Household Type
2.4 Annual Electricity
Expenditures for Residential Lighting, by Census Region, 1993
2.5 Electricity Consumption
for Lighting, by Household Type
3.1 Total Cost of
Compact Fluorescent Bulb Compared to Incandescent Bulb (5 cents
per kWh)
3.2 Total Cost of
Compact Fluorescent Bulb Compared to Incandescent Bulb (10 cents
per kWh)
3.3 Total Cost of
Compact Fluorescent Bulb Compared to Incandescent Bulb (15 cents
per kWh)
4.1 Summary of Detailed
Tables
4.2 Use of RSE Row
and Column Factors
Tables
1.1 Comparison of
Total RECS Sample and Lighting Supplement Subsample
1.2 Light Bulb Types
in the RECS Lighting Supplement Questionnaire
2.1 Fluorescent Lights
as a Percent of Total Lights
2.2 Regression Allocation
Estimates of Kilowatthours Used for Lighting by the Cost of Electricity,
1993
3.1 Assumptions Used
in the Comparison Between Compact Fluorescent and Incandescent
Lights
3.2 Electricity Costs
Versus Bulb Costs of Compact Fluorescent and Incandescent Light
Bulbs, by Cost of Electricity
4.1 Light Usage by Heated
Floorspace Category, Millions U.S. Households, 1993
4.2 Light Usage by Heated
Floorspace Category, Percent of U.S. Households, 1993
4.3 Light Usage by Total
Number of Rooms, Million U. S. Households, 1993
4.4 Light Usage by Total
Number of Rooms, Percent of U.S. Households, 1993
4.5 Light Usage by Family
Income Category, Million U.S. Households, 1993
4.6 Light Usage by Family
Income Category, Percent of U.S. Households, 1993
4.7 Light Usage by Household
Size, Million U.S. Households, 1993
4.8 Light Usage by Household
Size, Percent of U.S. Households, 1993
4.9 Mean Annual Electricity
Consumption for Lighting, by Family Income by Number of Household
Members, 1993
4.10 Mean Annual Electricity
Consumption for Lighting, by Family Income by Number of Rooms,
1993
4.11 Mean Annual Electricity
Consumption for Lighting, by Number of Household Members by Number
of Rooms, 1993
4.12 Mean Annual Electricity
Expenditures for Lighting, by Family Income by Number of Household
Members, 1993
4.13 Mean Annual Electricity
Expenditures for Lighting, by Family Income by Number of Rooms,
1993
4.14 Mean Annual Electricity
Expenditures for Lighting, by Number of Household Members by Number
of Rooms, 1993
4.15 Total Annual Electricity
Expenditures for Lighting, by Family Income, Million U.S. Households,
1993
4.16 Total Annual Electricity
Expenditures for Lighting, by Number of Rooms, Million U.S. Households,
1993
4.17 Total Annual Electricity
Expenditures for Lighting, by Number of Household Members, Million
U.S. Households, 1993
4.18 Number of Lights
by Room by Hours Used, 1993
4.19 Number of Lights
by Type of Bulb by Hours Used, 1993
4.20 Number of Lights
by Bulb Type by Room, 1993
4.21 Number of Households
by Daily Kilowatthours by Number of Rooms
4.22 Number of Households
by Daily Kilowatthours by Number of Household Members
4.23 Number of Households
by Daily Kilowatthours by Family Income
A1 Lighting Information
Collected by the Household Questionnaire and Lighting Supplement
B1 Bulb Type and
Wattage