Energy Alternatives

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The Future of Energy |

Energy Alternatives |

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Courtney BrownKaplan UniversityBig Ideas in Science: From Methods to Mutation |

2/26/2013 |

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The amount of money spent on one person for energy is $3,460, according to a 2009 study done by EIA State Energy Data. In that 2009 study in the state of Pennsylvania, where I currently reside, Pennsylvania spent $3,437.40 per person. This number is a difference of $23.32 from the US average. Pennsylvania stands at a rank of 31 out of the 50 states. Can you guess what the state that takes the number one spot? Alaska. Alaska spent $7,684.06 per person in the year 2009. This number makes a difference of $4,223.33 from the US average (EIA, 2009).

Every day from the minute you wake up to the minute you go to bed you are using some sort of energy. For the past couple of days I have really tried to look at all the different types of energy that I have used. The first source of energy that I noticed I use a lot of is electrical energy. We use this energy for basically everything that we come in contact with; cell phone chargers, laptops, television, lamps, refrigerators and even your car’s battery. Even though you will always use this energy every day, the amount of the energy can vary. In 12 days we will be turning our clocks for daylight savings, and in this case this is help us save on energy because it will stay daylight out longer so you will not need to turn on the lights so early.

Another way energy usage can change is with the seasons. When it starts to become colder in October, you are going to start to turn your heat up a little more. As it continues into the winter months you are going to use more gas and electricity to power your house. When the time of daylight savings start to approach, a whole new type of energy is going to be used. In the summers months starting around June, people are going to start to use their air conditioner which is going to use the electricity part of the energy....