As the provider of laundry and dry cleaning services for
Disneyland Resort's costumes and hospitality supply items,
L&N Costume and Linen Service knows about both quantity
and quality. Now, with the help of the Gas Technology
Institute (GTI) and DOE, this forward-looking enterprise is
embracing new, clean energy technologies as well.
In 2007, the average monthly residential electricity consumption was 936 kWh. (Source: EIA)
Electricity generation accounts for about 40% of total U.S. energy consumption. (Source: Institute for 21st Century Energy)
Appliances account for roughly 65% of electricity consumption in the average American household (2001), with refrigerators and lighting making up the largest categories. (Source: EIA)
Public policies such as appliance and vehicle efficiency standards and building codes are responsible for at least 20% of the improvement in the US's energy intensity--energy use per unit of GDP. (Source: Institute for 21st Century Energy)
Fossil fuels provide more than 85% of all the energy consumed in the US, nearly two-thirds of our electricity, and virtually all of our transportation fuels. (Source: DOE)
