Home Electrification — Made Easy
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What Is Home Electrification
Similar to switching from a gasoline car to an EV, home electrification is a clean and efficient alternative to a conventional home that runs on fossil fuels, such as natural gas, propane and oil. Just like an EV provides a joyful driving experience, a modern all-electric home makes every day at home a perfect day.
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Why Is It Good For Me
An electrified home is cleaner, healthier and more comfortable than a conventional home. It can keep your home at your ideal temperature and humidity level throughout the year. It improves indoor air quality. Because it requires far less energy, you can save on energy bills too. If you have rooftop solar panels, you can use your own electricity to power your home.
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Why Is It Good For Everyone
A house’s fossil-fuel appliances emit as much carbon dioxide as a gasoline car — that’s 4.6 tons per year. By electrifying your home, you not only enjoy a healthier and more comfortable environment indoors, but also reduce your carbon footprint by as much as one gasoline car.
More than half of energy use in homes is for heating and air conditioning.
One of the best ways to make your home more efficient is to install an electric heat pump system for your heating and air conditioning.
U.S. households need energy to power numerous home devices and equipment, but on average, more than half (51% in 2015) of a household’s annual energy consumption is for just two energy end uses: space heating and air conditioning. These mostly seasonal and energy-intensive uses vary significantly by geographic location, home size and structure, and equipment and fuels used.
Water heating, lighting, and refrigeration are near-universal and year-round home energy uses. In 2015, these three end uses combined accounted for 27% of total annual home energy use. The remaining share—21%—of home energy use was for devices such as televisions, cooking appliances, clothes washers, and clothes dryers, as well as a growing list of consumer electronics including computers, tablets, smartphones, video game consoles, and internet streaming devices.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration