Source: S. Himmelstein | May 16, 2023
More than 40% of all U.S. energy is consumed in the heating and cooling of buildings, homes, offices and government facilities. Heat pumps transfer rather than generate heat, making them applicable across all climates without reliance on fossil fuels
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The energy intensity for cooling commercial buildings in the United States depends on the climate the building is located in. Energy intensity in buildings is the energy consumed per square foot of floorspace. U.S. commercial buildings in hot or very hot climates, which are primarily in the southernmost parts of the country, were more than six times more energy-intensive for cooling (14.2 thousand British thermal units per square foot [MBtu/sf]) than buildings in cold or very cold climates (2.3 MBtu/sf).