9.6
7.8
5.8
3.4
Water heating
Electronics
Refrigeration
Cooking
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8.5
6.3
Other
Attributable to buildings
but not directly to specific
end uses
5.7
3.6
1.0
—
6.2
4.7
7.2
8.1
12.5
13.0
11.6
26.4
Primarily automatic washers, dryers, and dishwashers.
2.3
Computers
a
2.8
Mechanical ventilation
3.3
12.7
Space cooling
Wet
17.7
Lighting
cleaninga
19.8
Space heating
6.9
13.2
3.8
6.7
—
2.0
4.1
7.5
6.3
12.6
24.8
12.1
6.4
8.4
2.4
2.9
3.4
3.4
5.9
8.0
9.4
13.0
18.1
18.8
5.9
3.8
1.0
—
6.4
4.7
7.4
8.4
12.4
13.4
12.0
24.6
Residential
All
Commercial
All
Residential
Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Energy Use
7.9
12.6
3.9
6.2
—
1.9
4.2
7.6
6.0
12.5
25.2
12.2
Commercial
TABLE 8-1 Percentage of Total Energy Use and Carbon Dioxide Emissions Attributable to Specific Applications in
US Buildings in 2006 (DOE, 2010)
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