Occupancy

Everyone in the home contributes his or her share of the home's energy use. Two identical homes can have very different energy use if there are different numbers of occupants living in them.

Here are a couple reasons why: 

• Hot water use is directly related to number of occupants.
  
  
• Cooking appliances, washer and dryers, and other miscellaneous items get more use when there are more people in the home.
  

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