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The average Texas home, according to the Texas State Energy Conservation Office, uses energy in the following proportions:

• Air-Conditioning 23%

• Heating 22%

• Hot Water 24%

• All-Other Energy 31%

Remember that these figures are averages of homes that have no air-conditioning, that are all-electric, that use both natural gas or propane and electricity, etc. 

All-other energy includes the lighting, television, computer, kitchen appliances, even the swimming pool pump. A home with no swimming pool and one television would use energy differently than a home with three televisions, three computers, and one swimming pool.

Three Points Jump Out

1. Air-conditioning and heating use 45% of the energy in the average Texas home.  One inexpensive project will affect the energy use of both. That is tightening up the home. Caulk, caulk, and more caulk.

2. Hot water uses 24% of the energy in the average Texas home, and that must be more in an all-electric home. Solar hot water is reasonably inexpensive to install. According to some experts, it pays for itself in three-to-five years, although others say five-to-seven years. 

3. All the remaining energy use (lights, televisions, appliances, computers, etc.), are less than a third of your total energy bill, Of that 31%, the refrigerator and the swimming pool are the large energy users.

Conclusion

It will probably save more energy to caulk and install solar hot water before any other steps are taken in a home remodel.. 

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