{"id":161570,"date":"2014-07-25T15:04:03","date_gmt":"2014-07-25T15:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/your-daily-energy-use-vs-africas\/"},"modified":"2023-09-12T00:34:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T00:34:46","slug":"your-daily-energy-use-vs-africas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/stories\/your-daily-energy-use-vs-africas\/","title":{"rendered":"Your daily energy use vs Africa’s"},"content":{"rendered":"

What does it mean to live without electricity?<\/h2>\n

See how much electricity Americans use each day – and understand how crucial it is to our daily lives.<\/strong> Electricity is not a luxury, but a necessity, and all 7 billion humans should have access to it.<\/p>\n

Most people living in Africa use significantly less electricity in a year than the global average – and 7 out of 10 people in sub-Saharan Africa live without it every day. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Here’s a list of 8 electric-powered household items that you might use today<\/strong>. They use MORE electricity than an average person in sub-Saharan Africa. Imagine not being able to refrigerate food for your family because you don’t have access to electricity – or watch the news or heat your water. These actions are a necessary part of daily life – but for nearly 1 billion people, this isn’t an option:<\/p>\n

2 hours of TV: <\/strong>.5 kWh<\/a><\/h2>\n

That’s more energy than the average Kenyan uses a day!<\/p>\n

Dishwasher: <\/strong>1.8 kWh a load<\/a><\/h2>\n

That’s how much energy the average Moroccan uses a day!<\/p>\n

Dryer: <\/strong>3 kWh a load<\/a><\/h2>\n

That’s how much the average person from Gabon uses a day!<\/p>\n

Refrigerator: <\/strong>4.3 kWh a day<\/a><\/h2>\n

That’s more than the average person from Botswana uses a day!<\/p>\n

Freezer: <\/strong>4.8 kWh a day<\/a><\/h2>\n

That’s more than the average Zimbabwean uses every 2 days!<\/p>\n

Central air conditioner: <\/strong>11 kWh a day<\/a><\/h2>\n

That’s just under what the average Moroccan uses a week!<\/p>\n

Water heater: <\/strong>12 kWh a day<\/a><\/h2>\n

That’s how much the average Kenyan uses a month!<\/p>\n

Electric furnace: <\/strong>36 kWh a day<\/a><\/h2>\n

That’s more than the average Nigerian uses for 3 months!<\/p>\n

Surprising, right? Makes you think about your electricity use a little differently.<\/p>\n

But here’s the best news: You can change this.<\/h2>\n

Join ONE<\/a> and support a bill that will help African governments bring electricity to 50 million people for the very first time.<\/p>\n

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