Earth Aid
Introduction
Earth Aid is a way to view your electricity usage for the last 12 months and compare it to other residences in your zip-code area, your state and in the United States. The comparison is only with others who have joined Earth Aid.
To join Earth Aid you need an on-line account with your electric-power provider with a userid and password. You will be asked by Earth Aid for the last four digits of your Social-Security number, your address and your phone number.
Example Earth-Aid Results
Here are results for the residence of L. David Roper for the last two months of 2009 and the first 10 months of 2010:
Compared to the rest of the USA:
| You | Average | How You Compare | |||
| October | 1578 | kWh | 441 | kWh | 3.6x more |
| September | 1482 | kWh | 498 | kWh | 3.0x more |
| August | 1805 | kWh | 591 | kWh | 3.1x more |
| July | 1994 | kWh | 472 | kWh | 4.2x more |
| June | 1790 | kWh | 733 | kWh | 2.5x more |
| May | 1771 | kWh | 347 | kWh | 5.1x more |
| April | 1700 | kWh | 323 | kWh | 5.3x more |
| March | 2235 | kWh | 431 | kWh | 5.2x more |
| February | 2876 | kWh | 563 | kWh | 5.1x more |
| January | 3728 | kWh | 512 | kWh | 7.3x more |
| December | 3257 | kWh | 472 | kWh | 6.9x more |
| November | 2187 | kWh | 382 | kWh | 5.7x more |
| 12 Months | 26408 | kWh | 5771 | kWh | 4.6x more |
| Avg. Month | 2200 | kWh | 480 | kWh | 4.6x more |
Compared to the rest of Virginia:
You |
Average | How You Compare | |||
| October | 1578 | kWh | 456 | kWh | 3.5x more |
| September | 1482 | kWh | 498 | kWh | 3.0x more |
| August | 1805 | kWh | 619 | kWh | 2.9x more |
| July | 1994 | kWh | 743 | kWh | 2.7x more |
| June | 1790 | kWh | 640 | kWh | 2.8x more |
| May | 1771 | kWh | 482 | kWh | 3.7x more |
| April | 1700 | kWh | 401 | kWh | 4.3x more |
| March | 2235 | kWh | 470 | kWh | 4.8x more |
| February | 2876 | kWh | 622 | kWh | 4.6x more |
| January | 3728 | kWh | 738 | kWh | 5.1x more |
| December | 3257 | kWh | 669 | kWh | 4.9x more |
| November | 2187 | kWh | 488 | kWh | 4.5x more |
| 12 Months | 26408 | kWh | 6833 | kWh | 3.9x more |
| Avg. Month | 2200 | kWh | 569 | kWh | 3.9x more |
Compared to zip-code area 24060:
You |
Average | How You Compare | |||
| October | 1578 | kWh | 340 | kWh | 4.7x more |
| September | 1482 | kWh | 272 | kWh | 5.5x more |
| August | 1805 | kWh | 270 | kWh | 6.7x more |
| July | 1994 | kWh | 355 | kWh | 5.6x more |
| June | 1790 | kWh | 291 | kWh | 6.2x more |
| May | 1771 | kWh | 288 | kWh | 6.2x more |
| April | 1700 | kWh | 273 | kWh | 6.2x more |
| March | 2235 | kWh | 402 | kWh | 5.6x more |
| February | 2876 | kWh | 627 | kWh | 4.6x more |
| January | 3728 | kWh | 751 | kWh | 5.0x more |
| December | 3257 | kWh | 667 | kWh | 4.9x more |
| November | 2187 | kWh | 470 | kWh | 4.7x more |
| 12 Months | 26408 | kWh | 5012 | kWh | 5.3x more |
| Avg. Month | 2200 | kWh | 417 | kWh | 5.3x more |
Here is a graph of the usage:
The Energy Detective for more detailed home electrical usage.