(08-16-2012, 10:45 AM)Jester Wrote: Not sure about the rest of the numbers, but I'm pretty sure you're low by 10x, because the US consumes approximately 4 petawatt-hours in a year, not 0.4.You are probably right. Add a zero to the end of everything.
4,125,060,000,000,000 watt hours for 2011 -- Source = http://www.eia.gov/electricity/annual/
I'd like a $120 per person a year electric bill. Not so much a $1200 / person / year electric bill. I have electric heat as well and I spend half that much for my family.