Watt's in the News? - Volume 19

The Energy Information Administration offers some statistics about how U.S. commercial buildings consume energy. How do you think most energy is used in big buildings? What is a BTU? How much is a trillion?
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*U.S. Energy Information Administration - EIA - Independent Statistics and Analysis. U.S. commercial buildings consumed more fuel for space heating than anything else in 2018. (January 17, 2023). Retrieved February 8, 2023, from https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=55199

There have been a lot of articles published over the past month from a wide variety of sources expressing views on the "gas vs. electric stove" debate at the federal level. The use of natural gas goes far beyond just cooking our food. Here is a series of articles that can be shared over the next two months as we take a look at energy transformation and resources that can help identify regional production/consumption data for a variety of energy sources.

All of these resources provide support for the upper level of the BTU Crew: "Module 5 - Energy Usage in Buildings". In addition, they serve as a great introduction to the lessons HS students can learn in NC3 Data Analytics Certification #1 - "Harnessing the Power of Data" and NC3 Data Analytics Certification #2 - "Energy & Sustainability with Data Analytics."

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