Dive Summary:
- The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released a chart clearly displaying the differences in seasonal retail electricity sales variance across residential, commercial, and industrial sectors.
- The data shows how residential end-use can vary by more than twice that of commercial customers:
(Image credit: Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration)
From the article:
"... The residential end-use sector has the largest seasonal variance, with significant spikes in demand every summer and winter. Virtually all homes that have air conditioning use electricity as the main source of cooling in the summer, while winter heating needs are met by a variety of fuels. Some homes use electric resistance heating and electric heat pumps, but even homes with other heating fuels such as natural gas or fuel oil still use some electricity to power furnace fans, boiler circulation pumps, and compressors. ..."
