How many watt-hours does the average American household use?

Answer 1

The average American uses 11400 Watts(1.5kw) of power continuously. This is the equivalent of burning 114 x100 Watt light bulbs, all the time. Multiply this times people in an average household and you have your answer. The average person globally uses 2255 Watts of power, or a little less than 23 x100 Watt light bulbs.

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The source of the above information is not correct. The average household uses approximately 1000 kilowatt hours or 1 million watt-hours per month.

1.5kw is 1500 watts. 15x 100-watt bulbs. Most electric stoves can draw 10kw(100x light bulbs) if the oven and all top units are on highest setting during the initial warm-up. Electric clothes dryers have 4kw(40x bulbs) heaters that cycle on and off during a drying period that can last 30minutes to an hour if you overload. Electric water heaters may have one or 2 elements at 4kw each, but only one element is on at a time. It is the most consistent power-user in most households throughout the year. 3-ton central air systems will draw 3- 4kw including compressor and air circulation unit. The good thing is that electrical power is still relatively cheap considering the amount of work done. Here in SC it is about 10 cents per kwh plus a base rate of 9-10 dollars per month. A kilowatt hour is equal to using 1kw(10x 100watt bulbs) continuously for 1 hour. I would hate to pedal a bicycle generator for 10cents per hour and try to generate a Kwh. In spite of what you may have heard, look for ways to improve the high-power consuming devices first, then working through to computers, televisions, and other lower consuming devices.
1. Every house will be different. If you have a 100 Watt light bulb lit all day you would use 2400 watt hours in a day. You can find out by looking at your electric meter at the start of a day and write down the values on the meter. Then read the meter again at the same time the next day and subtract. To get an average value, look at your electric bill for the month and divide by the number of days in the billing period. You will then know the average amount per day.

2. True

The average house in the USA uses very close to 1000 Kilowatt hours per month

Answer 2

The Energy Information Administration reports that in 2003, the U.S. consumed 4,384 billion kilowatthours. Because there are ~8760 hours in a year, the average power use in 2003 was 4,384 billion kilowatthours / 8760 hours = 0.5 billion kW. So, the total energy used on average each day in 2003 was 0.5 billion kW x 24 hours/day = 12 billion kWhours. It is important to distinguish kilowatt hours, which is units of energy (rate of electricity use (energy/time) x duration of energy use (time), from kilowatts, which is in units of power, or rate of electricity use (energy/time, or Joules/s). Think of the rate of electricity use (W or J/s) as being analogous to the flow of water (L/s). If you turn on a hose with a flow rate of 1 L/s, after 10 seconds you will have a total volume of water of 10 L. Similarily, if you use an appliance that is rated at 1 W (= 1 J/s), after 10 seconds, you will have consumed 10 Joules of energy.

Answer 3

The average American household uses approximately 10,649 kWh per year, which is equivalent to around 10,649,000 watt-hours per year. This figure may vary depending on factors such as household size, energy efficiency measures, and geographic location.