Comments on: Infographic: Energy Inequality Of Countries

By: Eduardo

Eduardo — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 19:13:00 +0000

thanks!

By: Bob_Wallace

Bob_Wallace — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 16:41:00 +0000

Here are some…

http://shrinkthatfootprint.com/average-household-electricity-consumption

And if you look at the bottom of their graphic you can see their data source which should lead you to more countries.

By: globi

globi — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 16:07:00 +0000

And the country I live in has not only a higher GDP per capita than the US, it also has a trade surplus with China (as opposed to the US).

By: globi

globi — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 16:02:00 +0000

Our first world fully developed household is at less than 400 kWh per person and we are not missing out on anything (well apart from not using the tumble-dryer). Most people are completely unaware of what is possible with efficient appliances.

By: Eduardo

Eduardo — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 11:14:00 +0000

I would like to see some numbers of per capita electricity usage in residences of other developed countries like Germany, Japan, Italy, etc

By: Jouni Valkonen

Jouni Valkonen — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 08:08:00 +0000

And due to electric vehicles, electricity consumption is in steep rise! Also heating should be electrified so that wind power can be better utilized.

By: Bob_Wallace

Bob_Wallace — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 03:50:00 +0000

The context is quite clear in the graphic caption – “electricity at home”.

It is repeated in three out of the four following short paragraphs: “in their home”, “residential use”, and “in their home”.

By: Steeple

Steeple — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 03:28:00 +0000

It’s quite annoying when an author takes a statistic and extrapolates without any context. I was trying to provide context.

By: Bob_Wallace

Bob_Wallace — Tue, 12 Nov 2013 18:17:00 +0000

I am saying that the article is about per capita electricity usage in residences.

Per capita electricity use based on total consumption is a different topic. Here are some different topic statistics….

2011 per capita total electricity in China was 3,298 kWh. In the US 13,246 kWh. In terms of overall electricity consumption the US is over 3x worse than China.

Then let’s look at GDP…

China’s GDP in 2012 was $8.22 trillion. China consumed 4.96 trillion kWh.
The US’s GDP in 2012 was $14.99 trillion. The US consumed 3.92 trillion kWh.

That makes the US “more efficient” in terms of electricity use per dollar GDP. But it’s an apple:oranges comparison. We moved much of our manufacturing to China. Our GDP is based on industries which consume less energy.

(Did you not understand that you were changing the topic or was that an intentional decision to confuse the issue?)

By: Steeple

Steeple — Tue, 12 Nov 2013 17:43:00 +0000

Are you saying this comparison is not relevant, Bob? 2/3rds of our GDP is consumer spending, with a large chunk of it centered around our homes. Thiat is not a one off.

By: Bob_Wallace

Bob_Wallace — Tue, 12 Nov 2013 17:20:00 +0000

The article is about electricity use in homes. Residential use.

By: Steeple

Steeple — Tue, 12 Nov 2013 16:20:00 +0000

It looks a lot different when compared to Energy used per unit of GDP produced.

Of course we use the most; we have the world’s largest economy while having no where near the world’s largest population.

http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2011/01/energy_use

By: Bruce LeGros

Bruce LeGros — Tue, 12 Nov 2013 12:08:00 +0000

This has really put consumption into perspective for me. We are all aware that the US probably always used more than those countries but to see it represented like that is truly shocking. We all need to work harder to reduce our fossil fuel consumption and use greener methods of creating energy.
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