Total U.S. Housing Units.......................................... 111.1 47.1 19.0 22.7 22.3

Indoor Lights Turned On During Summer

Number of Lights Turned On

Between 1 and 4 Hours per Day........................... 91.8 38.6 15.3 19.5 18.3

1.......................................................................... 28.6 14.3 4.6 4.8 5.0

2.......................................................................... 29.5 12.1 4.9 6.2 6.3

3.......................................................................... 14.7 5.7 2.6 3.4 2.9

4.......................................................................... 9.3 3.3 1.5 2.2 2.3

5 or More............................................................. 9.7 3.3 1.7 2.9 1.8

Energy-Efficient Bulbs Used............................. 31.1 13.6 5.1 6.8 5.5

1....................................................................... 14.6 6.4 2.6 2.9 2.7

2....................................................................... 9.6 4.4 1.3 2.3 1.6

3....................................................................... 3.2 1.5 0.6 0.6 0.4

4....................................................................... 2.2 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.6

5 or More.......................................................... 1.4 0.5 0.3 0.4 Q

Number of Lights Turned On

Between 4 and 12 Hours per Day......................... 73.2 30.7 12.8 15.6 14.1

1.......................................................................... 23.0 10.7 4.0 4.2 4.0

2.......................................................................... 24.9 10.6 4.6 5.1 4.5

3.......................................................................... 12.5 5.0 1.9 2.8 2.8

4.......................................................................... 6.4 2.5 1.1 1.3 1.4

5 or More............................................................. 6.4 1.9 1.1 2.2 1.3

Energy-Efficient Bulbs Used............................. 27.9 11.9 4.8 6.0 5.3

1....................................................................... 13.6 6.1 2.2 2.8 2.5

2....................................................................... 8.9 3.6 1.6 1.9 1.8

3....................................................................... 3.0 1.2 0.6 0.6 0.7

4....................................................................... 1.3 0.4 Q 0.4 0.3

5 or More.......................................................... 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.3 Q

Number of Lights Turned On

More than 12 Hours per Day................................. 27.0 11.9 4.6 5.3 5.1

1.......................................................................... 14.8 6.9 2.4 2.8 2.7

2.......................................................................... 7.8 3.3 1.5 1.5 1.5

3.......................................................................... 2.0 1.0 0.3 Q 0.4

4.......................................................................... 1.0 0.3 Q 0.5 Q

5 or More............................................................. 1.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4

Energy-Efficient Bulbs Used............................. 11.0 4.8 1.8 2.1 2.3

1....................................................................... 7.0 3.0 1.2 1.4 1.4

2....................................................................... 2.9 1.4 0.4 0.4 0.7

3....................................................................... 0.5 QQQQ

4....................................................................... 0.3 QQQQ

5 or More.......................................................... 0.3 QQQQ

Housing

Units 

Lighting Usage Indicators (millions)

Urban/Rural Location

(as Self-Reported)

City Town

Table HC8.13 Lighting Usage Indicators by Urban/Rural Location, 2005

 Million U.S. Housing Units

Surburbs Rural

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Housing

Units 

Lighting Usage Indicators (millions)

Urban/Rural Location

(as Self-Reported)

City Town

Table HC8.13 Lighting Usage Indicators by Urban/Rural Location, 2005

 Million U.S. Housing Units

Surburbs Rural

Outdoor Lights on All Night..................................... 25.8 9.0 3.5 6.6 6.7

1.............................................................................. 16.8 5.6 2.2 4.1 4.9

2.............................................................................. 5.6 2.3 0.8 1.3 1.2

3 or More................................................................. 3.4 1.1 0.4 1.2 0.6

Gas Outdoor Lights on All Night.......................... 1.3 0.3 0.2 0.5 Q

1.......................................................................... 0.6 Q Q 0.4 Q

2.......................................................................... 0.7 QQQQ

 Q = Data withheld either because the Relative Standard Error (RSE) was greater than 50 percent or fewer than 10 households

were sampled.

 N = No cases in reporting sample.

 Notes: ● Because of rounding, data may not sum to totals. ● See Glossary for definition of terms used in these tables.

 Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Markets and End Use, Forms EIA-457 A, B, C of the 2005 

Residential Energy Consumption Survey.

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