EPA Finalizes 2011 Renewable Fuel Standards
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized
the 2011 percentage standards for the four categories of fuel
under the agency's renewable fuel standard program, known
as RFS2.
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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)
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The United States makes up 5% of the world's population and accounts for 25% of total energy use.
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Estimated energy demand is charted to grow by almost 50% in the next 20 years.
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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)
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Electricity generation accounts for about 40% of total U.S. energy consumption. (Source: Institute for 21st Century Energy)
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