Energy Usage

Usage Methods

Use is the service that people acquire from energy.

Products

Energy enables us to manufacture products. Products are broader than what you might think of as goods like clothing and homewards, it also includes the agricultural products that nourish us and the materials we use to build our homes.

Transportation

Our global transportation systems are powered by energy and enable us to commute, travel, and ship goods all over the world.

Light

Light allows for increased productivity and safety. It is something many of us take for granted but with 1.2 Billion people on the planet not having access to electricity, this is a critical human need.

Heat

Heating and Cooling are key energy services required of all human beings on the planet.

Power

Many of our daily conveniences are powered by electricity. Everything from charging a cell phone to enable communication or powering an electric stove for cooking are enabled by electricity

Ultimately, the reason our energy system exists is so that our society can benefit from the services energy enables. Energy allows us to transport ourselves efficiently from point A to point B, stay warm in cold months or cool in hot months, have light and power to run our various home appliances; the list could go on and on. Energy is the ability to do work and therefore use can be thought of as all the ways in which energy allows us to do work.

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