Question

part e: estimate greenhouse gas emission
youll design your eco - friendly home to reduce the use of carbon dioxide compared to the average home in the state. estimate greenhouse gas emissions for your house. use these three government tools to generate the data you need.

• first, go to the eias electric sales, revenue, and average price report. open the pdf or xls version of summary table t5.a,

esidential average monthly bill by census division, and state.\ in the file, locate your states average monthly consumption in kilowatt hours. this shows the amount of electricity used per month by an average household in your state. multiply that number by 12 to get the amount of energy used in one year.

• next, visit the epas greenhouse gas equivalencies calculator. under step 1, select \energy data\ and \kilowatt - hours used.\ enter the kilowatt - hours of energy for one year in the \amount\ box. you may enter your zip code for results that are more accurate for your location. click \convert data.\ view the results, which convert the kilowatt - hours into equivalent amounts of emissions from other activities (such as driving a gasoline - powered vehicle or electric - powered vehicle). this information will give you a better perspective on the greenhouse gas emissions for the average home in your state.
• finally, visit the epas power profiler and enter your zip code or select a region and click \go.\ the fuel mix bar graphs compare your zip codes energy sources (such as gas, coal, or hydro power) with the national average. the emission rates bar graphs compare emissions rates in your zip code with the national average.

based on the data you gathered, answer the following questions:

• what conclusion can you draw about the emissions of greenhouse gases for the average home in your state or zip code? what factors do you think contribute to this emission rate?
• how do the emissions in your zip code compare to greenhouse gas emissions across the nation? even if its better than the national average, is there room for improvement?

Explanation:

Step1: Locate state - average electricity

Locate your state's average monthly electricity consumption in kilowatt - hours from EIA's report. Multiply by 12 to get annual consumption.
Let the average monthly consumption be $x$ kWh. Annual consumption $= 12x$ kWh.

Step2: Use EPA calculator

Go to EPA's Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator. Select "Energy data" and "Kilowatt - hours used". Enter $12x$ in the "Amount" box. Optionally enter ZIP code and click "Convert data" to get equivalent emissions.

Step3: Use EPA Power Profiler

Go to EPA's Power Profiler. Enter ZIP code or select region. Analyze Fuel Mix and Emission Rates bar graphs to compare with national average.

Step4: Draw conclusions

Based on the data from above steps, answer questions about state/ZIP code emissions, contributing factors, and comparison with national average.

Answer:

s to the specific questions (conclusions about emissions, contributing factors, comparison with national average) will depend on the data gathered from the three government - provided tools. No specific numerical answer can be given without actual data collection.