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The U.S. spends approximately $71 billion a year in electricity for lighting—22% of the total U.S. electricity bill

LED lights can have a lifetime of 50,000 hours—depending on usage—this translates to 6–30 years

LED lighting can save up to 85% of the electricity used by incandescent bulbs and up to 50% of the electricity used by fluorescents

The U.S. purchases about 2 billion residential light bulbs a year, or about 5.5 million bulbs a day

North America:
44,208 MW, more than 200% growth over past 4 years

Latin America:
1,962 MW, more than 300% growth over past 4 years

Europe:
84,741 MW, 65% growth over past 4 years

Africa:
926 MW, 100% growth over past 4 years

Asia:
59,722 MW, more than 300% growth over past 4 years

Oceania:
2,598 MW, more than 100% growth over past 4 years

The U.S. is responsible for nearly 1/2 of worldwide CO2 emissions from aircraft

Aviation is responsible for 12% of CO2 emissions from all transport sources, compared to 74% from road transport

Air travel is growing at some 5% a year, meaning numbers of air passenger miles will triple by 2030

23% of operating costs of airlines is spent on fuel; up from 13% in 2001

20% of the energy reaches the wheels in gas-powered cars, whereas 75% or more reaches the wheels in electric cars

For every 5% of EV market share, about a 1% increase in electricity use is expected

75% of U.S. drivers drive less than 40 miles per day

Less than 2% of electric power in the U.S. is generated from oil

87.4% of likely EV drivers would pay a premium for fast charging

37.2% of U.S. drivers are very or somewhat likely to buy an EV in the next 2 years

93.2% of likely EV drivers say it is very important to be able to charge at their residence

40.6% of U.S. consumers are willing to pay a premium to rent an EV

Oregon's population is projected to increase by more than 1 million over the next 20 years

Oregon ranks 7th in the nation in irrigation water withdrawals

27% of Oregonians receive their drinking water from Clackamas County surface waters

Population in Clackamas County: 380,576—10% of Oregon’s population

Wind now accounts for 3.3% of total U.S. electricity capacity; up from less than 0.3% 10 years ago

Four states accounted for 51% of total U.S. wind capacity: Texas, Iowa, California and Washington

With twice as many turbines as the next-closest state (13,211), California produces 1.5% of its electricity from wind

Wind energy increases accounted for 63.3% of all energy capacity gains in 2009

LEDs could help communities save more than $750 million per year in energy costs

Currently, only 1% of U.S. streetlights are LED

LED streetlights last up to 5 times as long as traditional streetlights

While streetlighting accounts for less than 1% of all electricity use in the U.S., some cities spend upwards of 60% of municipal electricity on streetlights

Over the next 25 years, demand for freight-moving capacity will increase by more than 90%

Every 1 mph faster a freight train travels, a railroad can save up to $200 million a year in capital and expenses

RailEdge can increase the average speed of trains by 10–20%, which translates into as much as 4 mph

If just 10% of long-distance freight now carried on highways were switched to rail, national fuel savings would exceed 1 billion gallons a year

The U.S. smart grid industry is projected to grow from $69.3 billion in 2009 to more than $171.4 billion by 2014

Smart grid data analysis expenditures are projected to rise from $356 million in 2010 to nearly $4.2 billion in annual revenue by 2015

At current smart grid trends, by 2015, utilities will process 35 petabytes of information annually, a 300% increase in data storage needs

The 2009 movie Avatar used over 1 petabyte of local storage to render its 3D CGI effects —
1 petabyte = 1 million gigabytes