Types of Energy Available to Rhode Island Residents and Consumption Trends
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Total Residential Energy Use
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Nationally, residential end use for electricity accounted for 19% of CO2 emissions from fossil fuel consumption. The graph details the energy consumption of Rhode Island residents from 1987-1997. Electricity use has remained relatively stable, however both natural gas and petroleum use have seen up and down trends with an overall trend line of increasing energy use. Within the residential sector there are direct and indirect uses of energy. The direct uses of fuel consumption include space and water heating, while indirect uses result from the consumption of electricity to light homes or power appliances.
Electricity is supplied to the residents of the state from a variety of sources, but three public utilities provide ~99% of the electricity to the state. These three utilities are:
