Sadly a great deal of electricity is wasted.
A lot
1.5 million volts
£650 million per year
1.7% of Pakistan electricity is produced by nuclear power stations
On average, power plants in the United States waste about 60% of the energy they generate as excess heat discharged to the environment. This wasted energy results from inefficiencies in converting heat into electricity and in transmitting electricity over long distances. Efforts to improve efficiency and reduce waste at power stations are ongoing through advancements in technology and infrastructure.
$174,000 annually
It nearly 10 liters of water is wasted
Energy input minus useful energy output. So if you were using a lamp you could work out how much energy was going in and how much was actually coming out in light. Then whatever's leftover is being wasted.
Generally, schools usually use about 10 kWh of electricity per square foot annually. A medium sized school spends about $1 million on electricity a year.
40,268.80 annually.
17,680 annually.