BP energy calculator has estimated my household energy consumption to be 49,182 kWh per year. Considering that one U.S. gallon of gasoline contains 35 kWh of energy, the energy consumption can be calculated into approximately 1,405 US gallons of gasoline energy per year. For a 3 person household that doesn’t seem to be incredibly high. Our carbon footprint is approximately 30.8 tonnes; this is higher than the U.S. average. I do not know, but I think this would be a low average compared to other Alaskan households. It seems that we are negatively affecting our environment because we choose to live in Alaska where energy is used more frequently to heat our homes, and getting from one place to another is more difficult and arduous task. Cities are not close by and visiting families in cities and villages accounts for a negative impact on energy consumption and carbon emissions. My home is not very close to central Anchorage, visiting family in Seward, and flying nationally and internationally uses a large amount of energy.
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A lot of great information!
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