Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS)

The Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS) provides data on household characteristics and energy usage for primary residences in the United States.

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Description

RECS offers data on structural and geographic characteristics of homes, types of electronics and appliances, lighting characteristics, demographic characteristics, square footage, and household energy insecurity. It includes monthly estimates for consumption and expenditures of site electricity and natural gas, as well as for space heating, space cooling, and water heating. Data is available for the nation, census regions, census divisions, and states. An interactive dashboard displays state-level estimates for selected data.

Data types

household characteristicsenergy usageenergy consumptionenergy expendituresstructural characteristicsgeographic characteristicselectronics and applianceslighting characteristicsdemographic characteristicssquare footagehousehold energy insecurity

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