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How the U.S. population's gradual migration has lowered home energy usage
Since its inception, the US population has progressively migrated westward. And more recently, thanks to the advent of air conditioning, we`ve moved southward. These trends, according to new data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), have decisively shaped residential energy consumption patterns in recent decades.
The EIA`s data release suggests that our geographic shifts have been associated with a relocation toward warmer conditions, which has in turn meant lower demand for energy-intensive home heating. This phenomenon has been an important factor in dampening per capita energy consumption over the past 50 years ` even as the average home`s square footage has been increasing.
Read the full article here.
Since its inception, the US population has progressively migrated westward. And more recently, thanks to the advent of air conditioning, we`ve moved southward. These trends, according to new data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), have decisively shaped residential energy consumption patterns in recent decades.
The EIA`s data release suggests that our geographic shifts have been associated with a relocation toward warmer conditions, which has in turn meant lower demand for energy-intensive home heating. This phenomenon has been an important factor in dampening per capita energy consumption over the past 50 years ` even as the average home`s square footage has been increasing.
Read the full article here.