The good news and the bad news

Friday, 13 May 2011 10:08

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Americans are using energy more efficiently in their households with better windows, insulation and products that meet Energy Star standards, such refrigerators and clothes washers.  Yet those gains are being canceled out by the proliferation of electronic devices now used in homes, including a growing number of personal computers, DVRs and rechargeable gadgets, according to new data released by the Energy Information Administration, the statistical arm of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

"You've got everything becoming more efficient, but there is just more of everything," said Bill McNary, a DOE statistician working on the Residential Energy Consumption Survey.

Read more: Household Energy Efficiency Gains Eclipsed by Too Many Gadgets