Quick Facts: (Information provided by the US Energy Information Administration – 2009. www.eia.gov)

• Solar Hot Water and Solar Electric (Photovoltaic) account for over 40% of all energy consumption in Massachusetts.
• Massachusetts households use 109 million btu of energy per home. 22% more than average US home.
• Average home spends more than 2x more on heating than electricity
• Compared to the U.S. average, a greater proportion of Massachusetts residents use fuel oil (31%) and a much smaller proportion of residents use electricity (10%).