Community Energy Usage
Electricity Usage
Electricity powers our lights, heating and cooling systems, computers, appliances, and a small but growing number of Electric Vehicles (EVs). Sector comparisons show commercial users are by far the greatest consumers of electricity. This is several orders of magnitude greater than the residential and industrial sectors. Overall, electricity consumption has been relatively stable.Redmond Community Electricity Usage
Natural Gas Usage
Natural gas use is primarily driven by outdoor temperatures. Sector comparisons show the residential sector is the largest consumer of natural gas, followed by commercial then industrial users. Puget Sound Energy (PSE) offers incentives for upgrading natural gas heating systems in residential homes as well as smart thermostats, whole-home insulation, and appliances. In addition, water-saving fixtures and appliances such as energy efficient dishwashers or clothes washers can save gas by reducing hot water demand. See: www.pse.com/Rebates PSE periodically runs campaigns in Redmond, offering free home energy audits in certain neighborhoods, or you can schedule one yourself anytime. Visit: www.pse.com/EnergyAssessment.
Redmond Community Natural Gas Usage
Overall Energy Usage
When looking at overall energy consumption, electricity and natural gas are combined and displayed together in British Thermal Units, BTU. There has been a trend of steady decline of overall community energy consumption in Redmond over the last six years.Redmond Community Energy Usage
Residential Energy Use
Redmond Residential Energy Use per Housing Unit
Commercial Energy Use
Need data for commercial building square footagePer Capita Energy Consumption
By exploring energy usage on a per capita basis, we can see that residents have made significant improvements in reducing consumption. These improvements result from a combination of tighter WA State energy codes (e.g. more insulation, energy-efficient appliances, etc.) and energy-conserving behavior by residents. These are important steps, especially considering the city’s population grew from 55,150 in 2011 to 64,291 in 2017; yet the per capita energy consumption essentially stayed the same.