United states facts

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Microwaves in U.S. households
In 1978, only eight percent of U.S. households had microwave ovens. As of 2006 over 80 percent have them.

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Increase in U.S. home sizes
The size of a typical American home has increased from 1100 to 1800 square feet over the past ten years.

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Main source for natural gas in the United States
Ninety-nine percent of the natural gas used in the United States comes from North America.

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Natural gas usage in the U.S.
Natural gas provides 24 percent of all the energy used in the United States

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First use of gas energy
The first use of gas energy in the United States occurred in 1816, when gaslights illuminated the streets of Baltimore, Maryland.

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Random fact about renewable resources
In 1998, only 7.5 percent of our nation's energy came from renewable resources, even though the amount of renewable energy available was more than 250 times U.S. energy consumption.

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Biomass usage in the u.s.
Biomass currently supplies about four percent of the energy produced in the U.S., and could potentially provide almost 20 percent.

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Projected U.S. wind energy usage
The U.S. Department of Energy expects wind power to supply at least five percent of the nation's electricity by 2020.

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Solar homes in the u.s.
More than 10,000 homes and counting in the United States are powered entirely by solar energy.

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How much energy can the sun provide?
According to the American Solar Energy Society, enough sunlight falls on the earth's surface each minute to meet world energy demand for an entire year.

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