Review of Residential Electrical Energy Use Data A PDF version of this complete document is available. Introduction This report summarizes electrical energy use data for single-family detached homes available from public and private sources. Data sources summarized in this report include: • National annual data from the Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS) published by the Energy Information Administration (EIA),
• Monthly data from two builders,
• Hourly profiles from three utility companies, and
• Detailed energy use data from field measurements. In this review, annual and monthly electrical energy consumption is analyzed primarily on a square footage basis. This normalization factor was selected as a means to compare different buildings. The limitation in using a per unit area basis is the assumption that all homes regardless of size have the same amount of lighting and appliances and usage patterns, which is not the case. The primary benefit in using this unit area basis is that it gives a simple, easily performed estimate of expected electrical consumption for any given home. | 
